China Bans Foreign Waste – What Will Happen to the World's Recycling?

Re:China Bans Foreign Waste – What Will Happen to the World'... by droidist2 on Monday October 23, 2017 @09:49AM (#15533108)

Interesting idea. Can it be fully washed out though? I really wouldn't want to reuse a bleach bottle and fill it with milk.

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Re:China Bans Foreign Waste – What Will Happen to the World'... by testvox on Monday October 23, 2017 @10:06AM (#15533233)

Why not? For example laboratories reuse the same glass equipment, sometimes for decades without any fear of cross contamination.

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Re:China Bans Foreign Waste – What Will Happen to the World'... by ac29 on Monday October 23, 2017 @12:02PM (#15534168)

Disclaimer: Sample size 1.

Laboratories definitely worry about cross contamination for reagent (or even worse, culture) containers. The vast majority of containers used in Microbiology labs are disposable and incinerated after use.

And they certainly dont drink or eat their contents, which was the point you were responding too.

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Re:China Bans Foreign Waste – What Will Happen to the World'... by droidist2 on Monday October 23, 2017 @10:25AM (#15533357)

I feel like glass is different than plastic though. Or would we switch to glass in this scenario?

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Re:China Bans Foreign Waste – What Will Happen to the World'... by yoz-y on Monday October 23, 2017 @10:36AM (#15533456)

Glass is heavy though. I wonder if the additional energy to lug it from one location to another would be worth it.

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