Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit...
by skripp on Saturday July 31, 2021 @12:36PM
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>The aluminum cans are stolen because they actually have a intrinsic value. The plastic bag does not and there is no way to artificially add value to it so people collect and return them.
Sure there is. When you buy a bag have it cost $1. If you return the bag you get that back, or maybe $.90 to cover the cost. Not sure about the US, but this is done with glass and plastic bottles in a lot of countries.
Re:The recycling myth: A plastic waste solution littered wit...
by noxer on Sunday August 01, 2021 @07:25AM
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All this would do is incentivize fraud.
Clearly I can find a way to buy these bags for under $0.90 since their real value is almost zero so I could generate money by wasting bags.
Sure there is. When you buy a bag have it cost $1. If you return the bag you get that back, or maybe $.90 to cover the cost. Not sure about the US, but this is done with glass and plastic bottles in a lot of countries.