inasaba@lemmy.mlM to Zero Waste@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agoRecycling was a lie — a big lie — to sell more plastic, industry experts say. Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled. This documentary reveals why.www.cbc.caexternal-linkmessage-square26fedilinkarrow-up1146arrow-down12
arrow-up1144arrow-down1external-linkRecycling was a lie — a big lie — to sell more plastic, industry experts say. Less than 10 per cent of the plastics we’ve used have been recycled. This documentary reveals why.www.cbc.cainasaba@lemmy.mlM to Zero Waste@lemmy.mlEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square26fedilink
minus-squaresubstill@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoIf I remember right, glass is extremely efficient in recycling.
minus-squareinasaba@lemmy.mlOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoIf it is recycled. But the profit motive isn’t there, so in a lot of places it simply isn’t. In Canada’s second largest city, it all goes to landfill, and they don’t even have a bottle return system yet.
minus-squarebaked_tea@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·1 year agoYep you can use 100% of it
If I remember right, glass is extremely efficient in recycling.
If it is recycled. But the profit motive isn’t there, so in a lot of places it simply isn’t. In Canada’s second largest city, it all goes to landfill, and they don’t even have a bottle return system yet.
Yep you can use 100% of it