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Re:Recycling Chaos in U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste' by WalterBright on Sunday December 10, 2017 @03:45AM (#15890565)
I mail order most things. While that saves on pollution from fuel, tires, etc., the amount of packaging material that gets discarded is depressing.

I particularly loathe styrofoam peanuts and bubblewrap. Those should just be banned (or taxed heavily!). Use cardboard. There ought to be a way to "foam" paper to substitute for styrofoam peanuts. Then the stuff just disintegrates on its own after a while.

Maybe go back to waxed/oiled paper instead of plastic, too.

Re:Recycling Chaos in U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste' by fractallyte on Sunday December 10, 2017 @11:02AM (#15891963)
Lately, I've noticed a lot more starch peanuts being used: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foam_peanut#Starch-based_packi...

We just need some leadership(!) from central government to enforce widespread adoption of biodegradable packing materials.

Re:Recycling Chaos in U.S. As China Bans 'Foreign Waste' by intrasight on Sunday December 10, 2017 @04:56PM (#15893700)
I don't get styrofoam or bubblewrap in Amazon packages. Just those "bubble pads" that I have to deflate to dispose of.