Submitted by BudsKind802 t3_1278ywa in vermont
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Harmacc t1_jegi19u wrote
That whole YouTube channel is fantastic. I recommend binging them all.
deadowl t1_jegnkj0 wrote
That video is fucking weird. The major reason for the shitshow of recycling right now is that it got outsourced to China because it became comparatively economically nonviable in the US, and the China said "nevermore" to the health issues being caused by the outsourcing, passed regulations, and now here we are without even the facilities we used to have for recycling because they couldn't compete with unregulated China.
Video mentions you can only recycle plastic twice? Wouldn't that decrease plastic consumption to a third of present consumption? Fucking video for morons.
durpdurpturd t1_jeeftcg wrote
I was hoping to see an increase in the deposit amount / return amount. If they are worth 10 cents or even a quarter you would see far less on the side of the road which is the point of the bill. 5 cents doesn’t motivate anybody anymore.
cpujockey t1_jeehzcx wrote
> 5 cents doesn’t motivate anybody anymore.
it still works for folks that have nothing. fucking awful way to make money though.
83overzero t1_jefylsu wrote
Fun fact: the deposit was introduced in this state in 1972 at 5 cents, which adjusted for inflation is 36 cents in 2023 dollars.
Krusch420 t1_jefazv2 wrote
I have to drive 45 mins to redeem my cans. It’s just a tax for me at this point.
J-Stec t1_jefioy6 wrote
Mmmmm Fiddlehead. So good.
Proud-Put-9907 t1_jeg1ut1 wrote
Society issue not a government one. Government will just make it worse. If society doesn't want to give up their convenient cheap bottling solution for a more permanent alternative, then nothing will happen. The government will just give money to certain people and tax the rest. Just an L. If you want to cut down, then don't personally buy the product
lantonas t1_jeeje5s wrote
At the end of the day it's just more incentive to shop in New Hampshire.
KITTYONFYRE t1_jeff2je wrote
you didn't even read the article. moron
lantonas t1_jefnzi1 wrote
What, New Hampshire is adding a bottle redemption bill, too?
ChocolateDiligent t1_jee3b23 wrote
Recycling for the most part is a failed program to curb the use of plastics in our society. Instead of finding alternatives to plastic use we spend money on keeping them in the system, but if the problems is the environment disaster plastics create, why not stop production of plastic? Oh wait the big oil lobby and decades of propaganda efforts. Oh, and those ‘recycle’ symbols on the bottom of containers are resin codes, that where intended to mislead people into thinking they are recyclable despite the fact that most all plastics are not recyclable.
Really great video on this:
https://youtu.be/PJnJ8mK3Q3g