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Re:The Era of Easy Recycling May Be Coming to an End by coliveira on Saturday January 12, 2019 @06:45PM (#18893991)
The oil industry is interested in the maximum amount of use of plastics. The less reusable glass and other materials we use, the higher the profits for the big oil and chemicals conglomerates.
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Re:The Era of Easy Recycling May Be Coming to an End by gruez on Sunday January 13, 2019 @09:27AM (#18896783)
>the higher the profits for the big oil and chemicals conglomerates

is that relevant if plastic is still the cheapest option? should we pay more just to spite them?

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Re:The Era of Easy Recycling May Be Coming to an End by KozmoNau7 on Sunday January 13, 2019 @01:53PM (#18898050)
Yes. Doing the right thing is often less convenient and more expensive than doing the lazy and easy thing. So we have to stop being so lazy and cheap.
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