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Re:All plastic waste could be recycled into new plastic: res... by marcosdumay on Saturday October 19, 2019 @05:13PM (#21300810)
> Why did you jump to the claim that landfills are the only environmental concern for plastics?

Because you can only recycle plastic that is collected. And the alternative destiny for collected trash is a landfill.

New recycling technology will do absolutely nothing to any of those other problems you pointed.

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Re:All plastic waste could be recycled into new plastic: res... by inimino on Saturday October 19, 2019 @08:51PM (#21301658)
You quoted a line about the persistence of plastic being a major environmental problem, and said "Not really."

If what you meant to say was that recycling is only a solution for plastics that are currently going to landfills, that's a different discussion, but it's not what you said.

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Re:All plastic waste could be recycled into new plastic: res... by marcosdumay on Saturday October 19, 2019 @10:03PM (#21301919)
Maybe you want to read the OP again, because he says exactly that, with all letters, while you and the GP come with your tone-death comments.
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