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> Things you can actually recycle: Aluminium, iron/steel scrap, and to a lesser extent glass. Agree, with one caveat: Very specific plastics can be recycled as
by icelancer 8y ago
> Things you can actually recycle: Aluminium, iron/steel scrap, and to a lesser extent glass.
Agree, with one caveat: Very specific plastics can be recycled as well, but it requires source sorting by consumers and industry and that's just not gonna happen.
- JulianMorrison 8y agoNot into things of equal quality. You can just melt and re-cast glass, but with plastic, it's going to be something lesser, like a tile or a bag.
- eurg 8y agoGlass quality also lessens due to impurities, which is one important reason why certain glass types, like beer bottles, have a mandated deposit and collection system.