Re:Texan used Apple AirTags to discover plastics in Houston ...
by mulmen on Monday September 02, 2024 @05:13AM
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Then like I said, treat everything like trash. Recycling requires some effort on your part.
Re:Texan used Apple AirTags to discover plastics in Houston ...
by dirtdobber on Monday September 02, 2024 @11:25AM
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Thanks for the heads up, but I'll probably just keep throwing my dirty plastic into plastic bags and letting the recycling facility figure it out.
Re:Texan used Apple AirTags to discover plastics in Houston ...
by mulmen on Monday September 02, 2024 @01:00PM
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Why? Just out of spite?
Re:Texan used Apple AirTags to discover plastics in Houston ...
by dirtdobber on Monday September 02, 2024 @04:21PM
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Yes.
Re:Texan used Apple AirTags to discover plastics in Houston ...
by mulmen on Tuesday September 03, 2024 @10:18PM
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Here's a video from my state Department of Ecology explaining why you shouldn't do this, and why you are actually making it worse for everyone. Cursory web searches on the topic say the same thing. Bagged recyclables can't be sorted so they just get diverted to landfill.
You could actually make the world a better place by throwing your bagged recyclables in the trash because then you aren't actively harming the recycling process.
Why would the garbage man do my dishes?
Look, I throw away my trash because it's super convenient and the city provides a wonderfully helpful service of hauling my garbage off for me. But if the city comes to me and says "Hey, we want you to come out here and help us dig the landfill, because it's actually easier if you do it" -- then I'd probably just light my garbage on fire or toss it in a river.