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Re:Plastics: What's Recyclable, What Becomes Trash and Why by brnt on Thursday August 22, 2019 @09:26AM (#20767752)
I heard on a recent podcast from a Dutch recycler that recycling glas only saves ~10% of energy creating new glass. Melting the glass requires heat, and the raw material is not much more expensive than collecting used glass.
Re:Plastics: What's Recyclable, What Becomes Trash and Why by jimktrains2 on Thursday August 22, 2019 @04:31PM (#20772089)
You're not filling a landfill and you're not gathering more raw material. Both seem like a win, especially if it's cheaper, even by just a little.