iloveallkittykat OP t1_jcwqmg9 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 3:34 AM

Reply to comment by uglybushes in Recycling by iloveallkittykat

Yeah I try to be conscious of it, but just relocated here, and first place on my own, so I was gifted new sets of pots/pans, dish ware, containers, etc which has a horrendous amount of plastic wrap and card board 👎

uglybushes t1_jcwr6hf wrote on March 20, 2023 at 3:39 AM

Throw it away. It doesn’t magically make it anywhere different than your regular trash

burritoace t1_jcxn89f wrote on March 20, 2023 at 10:39 AM

This is idiotic. Some recycling is ineffective but not all. Don't make excuses for laziness.

uglybushes t1_jcxqie4 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 11:19 AM

Don’t make excuses for not using reusables

burritoace t1_jcyzo9z wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:10 PM

Oh yea I'll make sure to go to the factory and have my goods packaged in reusable packaging instead of cardboard. Cardboard is extremely recyclable and the actual recycling rate is pretty good. If you can't differentiate between that and other types then you've got no business telling other people how to act on this topic.

uglybushes t1_jcz0c8n wrote on March 20, 2023 at 5:15 PM

If you think recycling is helping the environment you are lying to yourself

burritoace t1_jcz97x3 wrote on March 20, 2023 at 6:12 PM

If you think recycling paper products is no better than throwing them in the landfill then you really are an idiot. You'd have the beginnings of a point if the topic here was plastics but you haven't bothered to understand what you're talking about at all.

Cardboard is the most recycled material in the US and over 90% is recycled each year. This rate has been above 80% since 2009. It is the material with the strongest argument for recycling!