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I'm pretty sure the cardboard boxes you are thinking of have a layer of plastic on them. The only cardboard boxes I've seen from to go places without any plasti
by sushid 7y ago
I'm pretty sure the cardboard boxes you are thinking of have a layer of plastic on them. The only cardboard boxes I've seen from to go places without any plastic turn soggy within 30 minutes or so even without anything liquid in them (just a poke bowl).
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- culturestate 7y agoThis is still a pretty good solution. The amount of plastic used is cut dramatically, obviously, and as long as the containers are made correctly they can still be recycled in a normal paper process.
- dwaltrip 7y agoIs cardboard that is dirtied with food oils actually recyclable? I thought this is not the case.
- culturestate 7y agoIf it's made correctly, yes. Pizza boxes aren't (because they aren't coated, so the oil soaks in), but e.g. orange juice cartons are.
- ubercow13 7y agoOrange juice cartons are surely plastic-lined or foil-lined too though
- culturestate 7y agoRight, which is why recyclability depends on the way they're made. The PE formulation used for things like juice cartons in the US can be broken down when the cartons are pulped.
- rhacker 7y agoSomeone will come up with something. I'm starting to see Bamboo straws in AZ because CA outlawed plastic straws. The companies that are making these alternative products are having a boon because of the new laws. If we required take out packaging to not include styrofoam or plastic in a couple years I bet there would be some incredible innovations.