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UnaffiliatedOpinion t1_jcxvuyr wrote

Reply to comment by uglybushes in Recycling by iloveallkittykat

Recycling plastic is often less useful than we would like to think, but recycling metals and paper are absolutely not worthless.

Think before making a blanket statement like this.

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uglybushes t1_jcya0la wrote

Nope as soon as that object is washed with water it is a net negative for the environment.

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UnaffiliatedOpinion t1_jd0s7qy wrote

Go ahead and feel free to cite a source that says a few mL of water are what makes or breaks the economics of recycling.

There's no world in which people aren't washing their dishes. Even if we cut down on other forms of consumption, our reusable containers need to be washed.

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uglybushes t1_jd0xdj1 wrote

Washing dishes and reusables makes sense bc they are well reusables. That’s why plastic bags are better than paper (reusables are the best) because plastic bags generally get reused.

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