How Coca-Cola Undermines Plastic Recycling Efforts

Re:How Coca-Cola Undermines Plastic Recycling Efforts by mindslight on Sunday October 20, 2019 @12:51PM (#21305311)

I really don't know what is so hard about throwing an item into the appropriate trash can, but sure I can't argue with those numbers.

Though there has got to be a better way to incentivize recycling than using human effort to play with singular pieces of trash. Especially one that doesn't end up preying on vulnerable people who don't need the pennies but still ending up hoarding empty cans in their house/car/etc.

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Re:How Coca-Cola Undermines Plastic Recycling Efforts by pixl97 on Sunday October 20, 2019 @08:30PM (#21308347)

There is no better way to incentivize recycling. Single stream has been a failure. Once trash is mixed complicated and expensive separation by humans is necessary. Deposits reduce the amount that get mixed in the first place.

Furthermore I'd go much farther myself. A lower deposit on items that can be easily recyclable. A much higher deposit on plastic items that are hard to recycle in order to push the manufacturer's to make recyclable packaging.

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