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Recycling 'worsens microplastics problem' (theecologist.org)
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[-] FurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zone -2 points 2 weeks ago

Good thing I was talking about paper

[-] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

“The process of recycling paper saves significant amounts of energy compared to producing new paper from raw materials.”

https://www.recyclingtoday.org/blogs/news/how-much-energy-is-saved-by-recycling-paper

See also

https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/index-2.html

[-] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 weeks ago

The goal posts -- they move!

[-] stray@pawb.social 2 points 2 weeks ago

I'm not saying whether this person is correct, but paper and cardboard are very different products with different production requirements.

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