The campaign against plastic is harming the planet and the public

Re:The campaign against plastic is harming the planet and th... by MandieD on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @05:55AM (#24625739)

Glass jars are a standard size and shape, and have a 15 cent deposit, redeemable at the collection machines in the front of the store that also handles other glass and single -use plastic drink bottles.

That’s how it works in Germany, but there are plenty of yoghurts sold in non-deposit plastic, for which the seller has to pre-pay the disposal fees.

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Re:The campaign against plastic is harming the planet and th... by soco on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @07:00AM (#24626197)

The fees are one thing, but are those plastics actually disposed? At last burned?

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Re:The campaign against plastic is harming the planet and th... by blackbrokkoli on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @10:13AM (#24628047)

Ideally, there is no plastics. It is glass (it gets washed and reused). The lid is ...a metal sheet or something? Also gets reused.

That is the key idea, it is just a process towards that and in the meantime you got to reduce plastic usage somehow.

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