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BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 months ago

Most soft plastic collected for recycling is burned, campaigners say

www.theguardian.com

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Most soft plastic collected for recycling is burned, campaigners say

www.theguardian.com

BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Global News@lemmy.zipEnglish · 7 months ago
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Campaigners call supermarket takeback schemes a diversion and say there is too much plastic packaging

Campaigners call supermarket takeback schemes a diversion and say there is too much plastic packaging

Archived version: https://archive.ph/amFhW

SpinScore: https://spinscore.io/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.theguardian.com%2Fenvironment%2F2024%2Foct%2F01%2Fsoft-plastic-collected-for-recycling-burned-tesco-sainsburys-campaigners

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  • brlemworld@lemmy.world
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    They need to be heavily fined for outright lying to people. Burning it is not recycling.

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    Still less bad than not collecting it.

    • blaue_Fledermaus@mstdn.io
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      If not recycling, the best would be to just bury it (in a way that won’t pollute the water table).

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        in a way that won’t pollute the water table

        So don’t bury it then?

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          Obviously they mean bury it in some sort of water-tight container like plastic.

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        Burning is the best outcome actually, burrying means it’s going to leech out

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        Nah, it would still collect water and pollute, better to burn it at high temps

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