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[alt text: first, there's text over a happy Albinauric from Elden Ring saying "me when I thought recycling would save the world. second, there's text over a sad/depressed Albinauric from Elden Ring saying "me after I found out that plastic corporations invented plastic recycling to put the responsibility onto the consumer even though they knew plastic recycling was both chemically and financially not feasible, and now I have plastic in my brain, lungs, and testicles".]

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[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 day ago* (last edited 10 hours ago) (1 children)

This reminds me of how ''foax fur'' products were just actually fur the whole time.

Edit: https://www.hsi.org/news-resources/mis-labelled-fur-uk/

Yes, I am referring to real fur being unlabeled or labeled as synthetic fur. This was a huge scandal a few years ago.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

https://www.hsi.org/news-resources/mis-labelled-fur-uk/

Yes it was a huge news story a few years ago, a lot of designer labels were just not labeling and quietly claiming it was synthetic or labeling real fur synthetic.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

I think they’re confusing the fact that faux fur is less environmentally friendly than real fur. Real fur can biodegrade, faux fur is plastic. It’s the “vegan leather” debate.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

I'm not confusing anything I added a link, there was a news story years ago exposing fashion brands not labeling real fur (implying it's synthetic because real fur must be labeled) or labeling it synthetic when it was real fur.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 22 hours ago (1 children)

They are more animal friendly but just as environmentally bad is the result of my google search

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 hours ago

I'm referring to real fur being labeled synthetic it was a big news story a few years ago.