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Re:People are recycling too much garbage, and it's threateni... by mehrdadn on Thursday June 21, 2018 @01:20AM (#17362333)
> You can't recycle greasy paper.

> People need to be much more careful about what and how they recycle

I'd say maybe pizza boxes should stop saying they're recyclable and start saying "DO NOT RECYCLE AFTER CONTACT WITH FOOD"...

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Re:People are recycling too much garbage, and it's threateni... by mick87 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @03:00AM (#17362766)
My local recycling company clearly states that I should recycle used pizza boxes in the "paper packaging" box when searching on their webpage. So I guess it depends on the recycling process.
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Re:People are recycling too much garbage, and it's threateni... by Reason077 on Thursday June 21, 2018 @03:34AM (#17362913)
They should place a layer of grease-proof paper between the pizza and the box. In fact I could swear some pizza places used to do this, many years ago?

But at least Pizza boxes are biodegradable. Unlike plastic waste, they don't end up dispersed in our environment and washing up on beaches years later.

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