crewchiefguy t1_j53zxrh wrote on January 20, 2023 at 5:56 AM

Reply to comment by ThatDoesNotRefute in Bloomberg: Amazon Packages Burn in India, Final Stop in Broken Recycling System. Plastic wrappers and parcels that start off in Americans’ recycling bins end up at illegal dumpsites and industrial furnaces — and inside the lungs of people by ombx

I try to buy as much stuff as I can in cardboard, glass and aluminum as those are the only things that have a high likelihood of actually being recycled. Unfortunately it’s very difficult to cut back on plastic use.