Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape
by chpatrick on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @03:54AM
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In Hungary it gets sorted out locally. We also recently implemented a bottle return system that (although it's annoying) produces clean stacks of PET, aluminium and glass, all of which are recyclable.
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Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape
by mikkupikku on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @09:38AM
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Even with PET, arguably the most recyclable plastic, most of it doesn't go bottle-to-bottle but rather bottle-to-textile. Because most PET "recycling" doesn't close the loop, so it's dubious to even call it recycling. That said, some bottle-to-bottle recycling of PET is done, and this has been getting better.