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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by thundergolfer on Saturday March 16, 2019 @05:59PM (#19410590)
And have a vegan/vegetarian diet.
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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by crygin on Saturday March 16, 2019 @06:04PM (#19410626)
Sarah Taber explained the complexity of this aspect of dietary environmentalism better than I ever could in this thread on Twitter: https://twitter.com/SarahTaber_bww/status/100636377572388864...

tl;dr: the effectiveness of vegetarian diets is dependent on local conditions. Vegetarianism in a globalized world relies on fossil-fuel-based transport or farming techniques.

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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by toomuchtodo on Saturday March 16, 2019 @06:09PM (#19410669)
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1006363772838170629.html
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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by nostrademons on Saturday March 16, 2019 @06:03PM (#19410615)
And don't have kids.
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Re:As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling by t1lthesky on Saturday March 16, 2019 @07:45PM (#19411166)
I think this is a misguided sentiment, and this article sums up the reasons why pretty well: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2019-03-14/want-t...
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