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the problem is the recycling triangle that's imprinted on the containers, the one's showing the material code on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_cod
by jxramos 5y ago
the problem is the recycling triangle that's imprinted on the containers, the one's showing the material code on it. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_codes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recycling_codes. Somewhere along the line the recycle triangle had become synonymous with recyclable, but what didn't get communicated is that only certain codes paired with that triangle are actually recyclable.
- soco 5y agoSo they use the recycling logo to indicate the material, NOT that it's recyclable. I wonder which genius came up with this idea...
- hakfoo 5y agoI think that's a doomed plan. It varies from city to city, and even over time based on what they can contract to unload. They try to relay changes, but the messaging is incredibly spotty. At one point they were saying "plastic containers where the mouth is wider than the base" or something like that, rather than even trying to use the plastic codes.