• @[email protected]
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    571 month ago

    The problem isn’t just recycling; it’s consumption. Also, aluminum still holds some value. What else is worth recycling?

      • @[email protected]
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        221 month ago

        Glass used to be washed and reused. It’s a lot more energy (and therefore greenhouse gases) to melt and reform into whatever.

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          181 month ago

          Perhaps, but it’s 100% reusable as far as I’m aware. It can also be used for other things, such as roads, or even to help plants grow.

        • @[email protected]
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          141 month ago

          Supply for high quality white sand used for almost all glass making will be exhausted in 2037, according to British Geologist Michael Welland.

          There will be a point in the near future where recycling glass will be less expensive than sourcing high quality sand.

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          This is how it works in Germany. Lots of their water bottles are made of glass, and end up with textured/worn rings along the bottle; The rings are from where it goes through the recycling machines to get prepped for the next use. The rings mean the bottle has been reused a lot, and has gone through the machines enough to get slightly worn.

    • The Menemen
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      221 month ago

      Paper, all metalls and glass. Collecting organic waste for either compost or, if your city does this, biogas plants is also good.

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      121 month ago

      The highest value for the economy is cardboard recycling. Honestly, cardboard recycling creates a LOT of jobs. Companies get into bid wars trying to buy cardboard scrap to recycle.

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        71 month ago

        Cellulose is generally recyclable but as I understand it degrades through each cycle, until it’s basically unfit for recycling and is more efficient to burn for energy.

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      11 month ago

      Recycled plastic gets used more when the price of oil goes up as these commodities are closely tied. Some places like automotive manufacturers only take auto grade plastics and those recycled materials can be in short supply so their is often demand for it.