minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nztozerowaste@slrpnk.net•Cups tossed in recycling bins at Massachusetts Starbucks tracked to incinerators, Alabama landfilllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up14arrow-down1·17 days 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. linkfedilink
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.