discimus@mander.xyz to zerowaste@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 个月前Cups tossed in recycling bins at Massachusetts Starbucks tracked to incinerators, Alabama landfillwww.cbsnews.comexternal-linkmessage-square9linkfedilinkarrow-up1222arrow-down12file-text
arrow-up1220arrow-down1external-linkCups tossed in recycling bins at Massachusetts Starbucks tracked to incinerators, Alabama landfillwww.cbsnews.comdiscimus@mander.xyz to zerowaste@slrpnk.netEnglish · 11 个月前message-square9linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15arrow-down1·11 个月前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.
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.