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Re:Chemists tackle the tough challenge of recycling mixed pl... by tmountain on Monday May 01, 2023 @09:10PM (#35781808)
This—it’s a tactic to alleviate guilt from the consumer for buying single use plastics. The best education is to let people know that the vast majority of plastic will not be recycled.
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Re:Chemists tackle the tough challenge of recycling mixed pl... by dividedbyzero on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @05:05AM (#35784997)
My motivation to recycle and sort took a big dip when I found out that where I previously lived the plastics bin gets carted off to incineration, all of it, no recycling in place because apparently that wasn't economically viable.
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