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minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoSure, it’s only garbage people who litter. But don’t forget that it was lobby of the plastic industry who overemphasized the waste and recycling system as a solution to pollution, as opposed to reducing consumption.
minus-squareManifish_Destiny@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoIn all fairness. It’s nice to have clean spaces as well.
minus-squareHonytawk@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoI mean, yes, reducing and reusing are more important. But in the end if we didn’t recycle, we would eventually run out of resources.
minus-squareChaoticNeutralCzech@feddit.delinkfedilinkarrow-up0·3 months agoWell, only some plastics can be recycled, and not very well at that. Plastic manufacturers have known this for 50+ years and never told us.
Sure, it’s only garbage people who litter. But don’t forget that it was lobby of the plastic industry who overemphasized the waste and recycling system as a solution to pollution, as opposed to reducing consumption.
In all fairness. It’s nice to have clean spaces as well.
I mean, yes, reducing and reusing are more important.
But in the end if we didn’t recycle, we would eventually run out of resources.
Well, only some plastics can be recycled, and not very well at that. Plastic manufacturers have known this for 50+ years and never told us.