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Interstate8 t1_iyi2d3p wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in Donate Empty Pill Bottles? by akt1234

They will almost certainly end up in a landfill regardless of what that says. Plastic should be re-used as much as possible. I use pill bottles for screws and other small bits and bobs.

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akt1234 OP t1_iyi3p76 wrote

Agreed! I want to try and find an alternative before putting it in the recycling bin. I've already used as many as I can for things around the house. Seems like with so many people getting pill bottles there should be a good way to reuse them

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ziggy3610 t1_iyj2ziy wrote

Almost no plastic actually gets recycled. Plastic recycling has always been green washing.

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[deleted] t1_iyjrc7d wrote

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ziggy3610 t1_iyjs8zr wrote

Sure, I put plastic in the recycling bin too. But the plastic industry has promoted recycling to make people feel ok about buying one use crap because it can theoretically be recycled. In reality only clean #1 and #2 plastic actually has any chance of really being recycled. Far too many people throw any kind of plastic, clean or dirty into the bins. It's called wishcyling. The manufacturers need to be held accountable for the waste, and stop pushing the cost onto consumers and the government. Single stream recycling is a feel good scam that results in less material actually being recycled.

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ziggy3610 t1_iyjtufx wrote

Sorry if this came across as too personal. I just think far too many people think recycling is all they have to do to offset their impact. I'm far from perfect, just trying to spread useful information.

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