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> 1) that plastic is often trashed, not recycled, and it assumes that we will never fix that. I'm sorry to say, but recycling plastic doesn't work all that wel
by justinator 8y ago
> 1) that plastic is often trashed, not recycled, and it assumes that we will never fix that.
I'm sorry to say, but recycling plastic doesn't work all that well. I believe one problem is that straws couldn't be recycled (and I think these lids can?), but then the next problem is, who is going to recycle all this plastic [0] and what is the recycled product going to be? You can't make a new lid out of an old on, unfortunately.
[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17368168 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17368168
- mgbmtl 8y agoIt doesn't make much sense from a purely scientific point of view, however, banning straws, much like banning plastic bags, is an efficient way to raise awareness and minimize inconvenience, to encourage people to re-examine their habits. (and I say "ban", but where I'm from, we can still get one for 10 or 20 cents, depending on the type of bag, and there are many exemptions, such as for meat) If we argue in favour of the status quo, which we know is broken too, waiting for a perfect solution, then absolutely nothing will change. There are easy ways to fix the recycling crisis, but it also means changing some habits.