arclight222 t1_iuau8bk wrote on October 29, 2022 at 10:20 PM

Well recycle correctly anyway. Instead of constantly reminding my special ladyfriend that only #2 plastics are now accepted by our town for recycling, I've taken to quietly just sorting it myself before drop.

TheMrGUnit t1_iubdlj1 wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:54 AM

Got bad news for you: those #2 plastics that you're so carefully sorting are just ending up in a landfill in Asia, arguably costing more CO2 to bury them than just throwing them away with the rest of your trash.

smokinLobstah t1_iud2h1g wrote on October 30, 2022 at 12:30 PM

This. There are thousands of articles discussing how difficult it is to recycle plastic. I think the current rate is somewhere around 5%-8%, depending on the source.
Think of the amount of effort put into that...for 8%.

LeisureSuitLawrence t1_iucqbjb wrote on October 30, 2022 at 9:58 AM

And electronics too in Africa. But as long as it's not here...