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[–] Gradually_Adjusting@lemmy.world 189 points 1 year ago (16 children)

The real joke is how annoying it is to clean plastic waste before recycling it, only for it to end up not getting recycled at all

We have been played for actual fools

[–] TWeaK@lemm.ee 60 points 1 year ago (8 children)

The real joke is plastic recycling to begin with. It's an inferior product, one much more likely to produce harmful microplastics.

Almost as bad as biodegradable plastics.

Reduce, reuse, recycle. Recycling is supposed to be the last resort, not the first choice for profits.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 14 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] pivot_root@lemmy.world 9 points 1 year ago (1 children)

There are some Rs that they like, though:

  • Revenue
  • Republicans; and
  • Registered trademarks
[–] metaStatic@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

Don't forget the hard one

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