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RandomUsername12123 t1_j2dckeo wrote

Reply to comment by mimprocesstech in [OC] Weekly Plastic and Metallic waste from a 150 Seat Diner (lbs) by Hi_its_GOD

>It's also why mixed material packaging, like ketchup packets with foil liners and milk cartons can't be recycled, the outer carton is paper

Ketchup packs are just too small and not worth even trying to recycle, inceneration is the best way to dispose of it.

With the proper configuration and air filtration there is no environmental impact for the process

And the milk boxes are made of Tetra Pak, which is recyclable.

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mimprocesstech t1_j2dt11n wrote

>Ketchup packs are just too small and not worth even trying to recycle, inceneration is the best way to dispose of it.

Good point.

>With the proper configuration and air filtration there is no environmental impact for the process

Very true, should've mentioned that.

>And the milk boxes are made of Tetra Pak, which is recyclable.

Did not know that. Cool. So whatever you buy your milk in, it's recyclable lol.

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himmmmmmmmmmmmmm t1_j2dm0mn wrote

Well, you need a source of energy for the incinerator, and that has an environmental cost

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RandomUsername12123 t1_j2dmt9e wrote

Plastics are just oil with extra steps, it autofuels itself and produce energy :)

The only problem would be if the stuff got wet and a few days under the sun solves that

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hjake123 t1_j2dyiuy wrote

I mean I guess in a existential way any process, recycling or not, has an "environmental impact". If the only cost is energy, though, we could have that impact be pretty minimal.

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