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Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by jdavis703 on Thursday September 09, 2021 @10:44AM (#28470251)
> Nobody in their right mind has the time and space to properly sort and clean the trash.

How do folks have time to clean their glasses but don’t have time to wash a milk bottle or whatever? It takes like 15 seconds…

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Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by TeMPOraL on Thursday September 09, 2021 @10:49AM (#28470318)
> How do folks have time to clean their glasses

They don't. They put it in a dishwasher.

> It takes like 15 seconds…

Not counting setup and cleanup times afterwards. Given the two are large enough and most packaging isn't dishwasher safe, it makes sense to clean a bunch of trash in one run, which requires having space for extra trash containers at home...

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Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by jdavis703 on Thursday September 09, 2021 @11:14AM (#28470590)
Wait people batch clean their recyclables? That seems more time intensive since the food is going to dry/harden. It’s much quicker to wash when everything is still wet.
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Re:California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that a... by someguy321 on Thursday September 09, 2021 @12:07PM (#28471233)
15 seconds isn't worth it.
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