• ryathal@sh.itjust.works
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    1 year ago

    A common color would maybe help, but the bigger problem is recycling is still a mess of different companies on taking certain things. Plastic is especially problematic. Sometimes cardboard is separate, sometimes it’s all paper, others don’t take glass, some want lids on jars, some no lids, if you want something exotic like Styrofoam or batteries then go fuck yourself. And then there’s electronics…

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      1 year ago

      Yeah, I allude to it in the back half of my comment but you’re absolutely right. Also some facilities can handle pizza grease on the boxes but others can’t. Then the pizza companies always say “recycle this box!” It’s so annoying.