discimus@mander.xyz to zerowaste@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agoCups tossed in recycling bins at Massachusetts Starbucks tracked to incinerators, Alabama landfillwww.cbsnews.comvideomessage-square2fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up11arrow-down1videoCups tossed in recycling bins at Massachusetts Starbucks tracked to incinerators, Alabama landfillwww.cbsnews.comdiscimus@mander.xyz to zerowaste@slrpnk.netEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square2fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 months agoSome plastics have reasonable recyclability. A major part of the issue is contaminants: most consumer goods are very thin with lots of surface area, from dirty uses like food/drink handling. Lots of surface area for stuff to stick to, very little plastic recovered at the end of it.
Some plastics have reasonable recyclability.
A major part of the issue is contaminants: most consumer goods are very thin with lots of surface area, from dirty uses like food/drink handling. Lots of surface area for stuff to stick to, very little plastic recovered at the end of it.