AmusedToDeath@lemmy.world to Australia · 1 year agoPlastic recycling is a minefield. Here's why it's so difficult and how we can make it easierwww.abc.net.auexternal-linkmessage-square12fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down10
arrow-up129arrow-down1external-linkPlastic recycling is a minefield. Here's why it's so difficult and how we can make it easierwww.abc.net.auAmusedToDeath@lemmy.world to Australia · 1 year agomessage-square12fedilink
minus-squareINHALE_VEGETABLESlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·1 year agoMeanwhile, in the future: https://www.smh.com.au/national/redcycle-declared-insolvent-but-plastic-stockpiles-under-control-of-supermarket-giants-20230227-p5cns1.html I’ll bet you an empty can of coke that it all ends up in landfill overseas. We need to stop using plastics, and there are perfectly fine alternatives. This is a government regulation issue - not a personal responsibility. That said, I will recycle to my best ability if only so that I can look at my kids in the eye and ask them to care as much.
Meanwhile, in the future: https://www.smh.com.au/national/redcycle-declared-insolvent-but-plastic-stockpiles-under-control-of-supermarket-giants-20230227-p5cns1.html
I’ll bet you an empty can of coke that it all ends up in landfill overseas.
We need to stop using plastics, and there are perfectly fine alternatives. This is a government regulation issue - not a personal responsibility.
That said, I will recycle to my best ability if only so that I can look at my kids in the eye and ask them to care as much.