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I have a better idea than cleaning: build a machine that builds these so quickly and cheaply that you can throw them away every night when you're done.
by jrs95 8y ago
I have a better idea than cleaning: build a machine that builds these so quickly and cheaply that you can throw them away every night when you're done.
- chrissnell 8y agoYou're getting downvoted and you used what I think is a "sarchasm" tag but this isn't a terrible suggestion. Lots of industries use disposable parts for sanitation reasons. Many of the instruments used for medicine and dentistry are now disposable. Food workers wear disposable gloves and food comes in disposable packaging. It's not unreasonable to think that they might use disposable parts for everything that touches food.
- alfredallan1 8y agoHow does that blend with the garbage problem the world seems to be having since China stopped importing trash? Is it economical enough to recycle the used machines?
- zaarn 8y agoDisposable, used-once items are not automatically impossible to recycle or decompose.
- alfredallan1 8y agoYou’re right that they’re not impossible to recycle or decompose. I asked about the economics of getting that done..There’s already a huge problem now that the Chinese are no longer buying trash to recycle cheaply. If the cost of recycling is factored in, do these once-use products remain affordable and profitable? They’re not made from paper, but from plastics and metals, which take specialized recycling.
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