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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/28144160

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Did you guys read the article? It says that the recyclables are “sitting in an open lot, waiting to be recycled” but the processing facility doesn’t have the machinery to do so yet. It will in a few months, when it is scheduled to start recycling plastics.

I’m the first person to bring upthe whole “tons of recyclables just end up on a garbage dump” thing, but this article (or at least the way it’s posted here on lemmy) feels rage-baity.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Don't use this as an excuse to not recycle. I do my part by recycling what I can. It's a failure on our leaders not the people. I will continue to recycle with the piece of mind I did what I could. We can't force companies to change that's the government job all we can do is complain.

I beta test products and always ensure I give feedback on packaging to at least try to convince companies to not use styrofoam and plastic and just use cardboard.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 month ago

If you read up on the history of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle, you'll find our plastics really aren't recyclable (much).

And your home recycling is a feel-good measure.

If you want to make a difference, start with verifying exactly what your city/county/state do with "recyclables", and follow that with looking into the recyclability of different plastics and how much each is produced.

It's eye opening.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

That’s because Cyclix International, one of the partners in the HRC, has yet to open its massive factory to scale up its plastic recycling operation. The company said that it recycles all kinds of plastic and has even already set aside a sprawling space big enough to accommodate nine football fields. However, the current facility is just an empty husk without a single piece of machinery in sight.

I'll hold my ire as they may actually be legit, but it's Texas so we'll have to wait and see.

This isn’t the first instance of the unusual use of AirTags. Many people have already used them to track their luggage when they’re flying (especially internationally), hiding a tag in their bags to make recovery easier in case of theft, or even tagging family members with dementia. However, the one thing Apple likely didn’t think the AirTag would be used for is to track trash.

The first two are exactly what they're for. Nothing unusual about it. Only tracking a dementia patient is potentially unforeseen. Way to pad an article.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 month ago

Ya no shit. They iirc less than 2% of all plastic made is recycled. They just burn it all. But you should still recycle metals like aluminum and copper.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 1 month ago (2 children)

Recycling is literally pointless.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Most plastics, yes. Glass and metals? Those are entirely recyclable. The only thing pointless is giving up or selling out. Which one are you?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Everything you say is pointless.