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Texas resident used Apple AirTags to discover plastics taken to Houston recycling centers aren't being recycled (www.tomshardware.com)
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[–] 1 point 2 years ago (2 children)

Even in that article, they’re talking a bout collecting 48% of plastics but actually recycling 39%. I’m all for giving credit where it’s due, because it’s much better than we do here on the US. But is it not still a scam that so much that people attempt to recycle never is?

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No, I don‘t think it is.

    Not everything that isn‘t working perfectly is automatically a scam. There are many factors that might prevent a relatively large amount of trash from being recycled, like, for example, contamination with other substances or additives, unseparated composite materials or simply technical limitations.

    That‘s not a scam, though, that‘s just the current state of the available technology.

    Here in Germany, it‘s pretty common knowledge that these limitations exist. Recycling is still very common, as ~40% is still far better than 0%.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Here in the us, consumer recycling rates are highly variable, depending on where you are, but the common mistake is single stream recycling. Even in areas with high rates of recycling, that much worse sorting means a lower quality waste stream less likely to be recyclable

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