California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that aren’t recyclable

Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by frumper on Thursday September 09, 2021 @10:34AM (#28470130)

I'm just curious what 160 million Euro would mean in Ireland. Can you explain, please?

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Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by Ellipsis753 on Thursday September 09, 2021 @11:03AM (#28470458)

I think "1 million" means 1e6 everywhere. But the confusion might be because "1 billion" means 1e9 in USA but 1e12 in UK/Ireland. "1 trillion" similarly is 1e12 in USA but 1e18 in UK/Ireland. This is called the short/long scales. It's a headache.

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Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by frumper on Thursday September 09, 2021 @12:27PM (#28471470)

I knew billion was different, but the commenter mentioned million specifically as having a different meaning.

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