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The Myth of Plastic Recycling.
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this post was submitted on 02 May 2025
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Sure but there is danger is telling people to not bother recycling. Even a location as you described since it could become possible in the future and it's actually better for it to be shipped off than buried. Keeping plastic out of the environment is not a waste of fuel.
The focus should be a return to glass bottles that are reused. This was still a thing into the 90's in my area.
Yes, recycling is always better.