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Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by searchableguy on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:38AM (#24715861)
I am curious why can't you make single use plastic manufacturers an illegal business. Nobody would use plastic bags if there weren't any one willing to make them
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Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by labster on Thursday October 08, 2020 @12:54AM (#24715970)
Reusing syringes probably isn’t the best idea, but for most uses, sure.

The main problem to me is that disposing of plastic is always an externality to the companies who produce and market it. Make them pay the recycling or disposal costs up front, and I’d be happy.

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Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by throwaway0a5e on Thursday October 08, 2020 @07:32AM (#24718113)
>I am curious why can't you make single use plastic manufacturers an illegal business

For a bunch of the same reasons you can't "just" make alcohol illegal or outlaw internal combustion engines.

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Re:Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recycling indus... by bluGill on Thursday October 08, 2020 @09:31AM (#24718934)
Virgin plastic is objectively better for some applications. recycled plastic can be good enough for some uses, but you can't do a blanket ban without even more harm
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