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Re:Just 10% of U.S. plastic gets recycled. A new kind of pla... by jdietrich on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @01:26PM (#19730821)
>Paper boxes are perfectly suitable for frozen veg.

Only if you coat the inside with plastic, thereby making the paper non-recyclable.

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Re:Just 10% of U.S. plastic gets recycled. A new kind of pla... by organsnyder on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @01:55PM (#19731105)
There are biodegradable coatings that allow the paper to still be compostable.
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Re:Just 10% of U.S. plastic gets recycled. A new kind of pla... by Spivak on Tuesday April 23, 2019 @02:50PM (#19731604)
If this caught on wouldn't the article be in 5 years "Just 10% of U.S. paper products are composted?" Is the problem really the material or is is the fact that it's single use.
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