When Is “Recyclable” Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means. (www.propublica.org)

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I switched to reusable shopping bags along with the rest of Colorado when they enacted a ban this year and honestly prefer them now. Once you get in the habit of bringing them to stores it’s easy.

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[-] _haha_oh_wow_@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago

More than 9/10 times, it's not recyclable.

Literally less than 10% all of the plastic in the history of plastic has been recycled.

[-] Elleo@slrpnk.net 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago)

And the 10% that is, probably shouldn't be. The recycling process releases massive quantities of micro-plastics into our waterways, and from there into our soil, and so into our food.

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