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Re:Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them at an ... by notpushkin on Saturday February 25, 2023 @02:32PM (#34939663)
Why don't they put non-reusable shoes back to recycle though?
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Re:Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them at an ... by mannykannot on Saturday February 25, 2023 @02:45PM (#34939770)
Because neither Dow nor the Singaporean government are interested in recycling them once they have been able to dump them in Indonesia? This appears to be just a greenwashing scheme which coincidentally reuses a small fraction of the garbage stream.
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Re:Dow said it was recycling our shoes. We found them at an ... by sp332 on Saturday February 25, 2023 @03:02PM (#34939887)
That would take actual resources.
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