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-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-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.
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
“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 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.
“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