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this post was submitted on 06 Dec 2024
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Some plastics have reasonable recyclability.
A major part of the issue is contaminants: most consumer goods are very thin with lots of surface area, from dirty uses like food/drink handling. Lots of surface area for stuff to stick to, very little plastic recovered at the end of it.