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minus-squareanarchrist@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoGlass and metal recycling do happen as far as I know but yeah plastics is mostly bs
minus-squarejoelfromaus@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoTo add to that; paper recycling is pretty damn good too. I try to buy products that use paper/cardboard packaging and products that use recycled paper.
minus-squareMisshapenDeviate@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoDespite doing recycling where I live, they explicitly do not recycle glass. Safety hazard, maybe?
minus-squareTheBenCommandments@infosec.publinkfedilinkarrow-up1·4 months agoThe high melting point of glass makes it inefficient to recycle since we don’t get enough of our power from renewables yet.
Glass and metal recycling do happen as far as I know but yeah plastics is mostly bs
To add to that; paper recycling is pretty damn good too. I try to buy products that use paper/cardboard packaging and products that use recycled paper.
Despite doing recycling where I live, they explicitly do not recycle glass. Safety hazard, maybe?
The high melting point of glass makes it inefficient to recycle since we don’t get enough of our power from renewables yet.