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minus-squareArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5arrow-down2·7 months agoThis is about plastic bags but is other plastic any better? I get the impression that it isn’t.
minus-squareSomeoneSomewhere@lemmy.nzlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·7 months agoThe bigger the bits, the easier recycling is and the lower contamination is. Plastic bags fall apart into tiny pieces, and there’s often more other waste attached to the bag than there is actual bag
minus-squareSeaJ@lemm.eeOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up2·7 months agoPlastic with resin codes (that is not a recycling symbol) 1 and 2 are generally worth it to recycle. Some places take resin code 5 but I’m guessing that one is likely a wash.
This is about plastic bags but is other plastic any better? I get the impression that it isn’t.
The bigger the bits, the easier recycling is and the lower contamination is.
Plastic bags fall apart into tiny pieces, and there’s often more other waste attached to the bag than there is actual bag
Plastic with resin codes (that is not a recycling symbol) 1 and 2 are generally worth it to recycle. Some places take resin code 5 but I’m guessing that one is likely a wash.
You’re right, it isn’t.
Why does it need to be other plastic?