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We're doing recycling completely wrong. Here's how to clean up our act (youtu.be)

submitted 1 year ago by sam_uk to c/[email protected]

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[–] Cybermass 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Recycling is mostly a myth

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago (1 children)

that … and we were supposed to do Reduce and Reuse before Recycle …

[–] Cybermass 1 points 1 year ago

That's the part the oil companies always conveniently forget

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

For plastic definitely. Glass & aluminum recycling is actually viable long-term and I don't think enough emphasis is put on that.

[–] Cybermass 1 points 1 year ago

This is true

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Paper/cardboard recycling is also mature technologically and a net benefit for the environment.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Mostly is an understatement lol. It really pisses me off how much bullshit has been fed about it, and how damn wasteful that bullshit has made us over the years