Jim East@slrpnk.net to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agoRecycling 'worsens microplastics problem'theecologist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkRecycling 'worsens microplastics problem'theecologist.orgJim East@slrpnk.net to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square14linkfedilink
minus-squareFurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoRecycled paper uses more energy than new paper… Recycling metal, glass and such is a bargain though.
minus-squarewhoever loves Digit 🇵🇸🇺🇸🏴☠️@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoEnergy but what about trees?
minus-squareFurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoTrees can’t grow forever. They get attacked by shrooms, natural fires, etc… Combatting climate change is much better done by limiting fossil fuel burning in the first place.
minus-squareTollana1234567@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agopest is a problem for monocrop like the montery pines,
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months ago“Recycling cardboard only takes 75% of the energy required to make new cardboard” https://capcityrecycling.com/fun-facts/
minus-squareFurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoGood thing I was talking about paper
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·edit-22 months ago“The process of recycling paper saves significant amounts of energy compared to producing new paper from raw materials.” https://www.recyclingtoday.org/blogs/news/how-much-energy-is-saved-by-recycling-paper See also https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/index-2.html
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoThe goal posts – they move!
minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 months agoI’m not saying whether this person is correct, but paper and cardboard are very different products with different production requirements.
Recycled paper uses more energy than new paper… Recycling metal, glass and such is a bargain though.
Energy but what about trees?
Trees can’t grow forever. They get attacked by shrooms, natural fires, etc…
Combatting climate change is much better done by limiting fossil fuel burning in the first place.
pest is a problem for monocrop like the montery pines,
“Recycling cardboard only takes 75% of the energy required to make new cardboard”
https://capcityrecycling.com/fun-facts/
Good thing I was talking about paper
“The process of recycling paper saves significant amounts of energy compared to producing new paper from raw materials.”
https://www.recyclingtoday.org/blogs/news/how-much-energy-is-saved-by-recycling-paper
See also
https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/index-2.html
The goal posts – they move!
I’m not saying whether this person is correct, but paper and cardboard are very different products with different production requirements.