Companies knew for decades recycling was not viable but promoted it regar

  • Altima NEO@lemmy.zip
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    9 months ago

    And it’s been known for a while now that plastics recycling is bullshit. Yet nothing has really happened.

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      9 months ago

      1 and 2 are viable … in certain situations. Had they left resin codes off anything else, things would look different. But once you get to “other” and believe that’s going anywhere other than a landfill, that’s an education problem.

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        9 months ago

        Honestly though, in a lot of cases even if its possible to recycle it… if some shmuck isn’t poised to profit off it noone will do it. Maybe I am just a doomer, but it hurts knowing that we have the tools to make such a better world… And instead we’ve built this special little hell in our corner of the universe

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          9 months ago

          Yeah i think recycling plastic is possible, we just have to pay for it. If the market won’t bear it, simply make it a public service.

          We can’t really tackle the climate and keep capitalism at the same time, they are completely contrary.