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Many plastic items are single use items with a low lifetime. Recycling all these short lived single use items is absurd. An Amazon box lasts 1 day and then ne
by bickfordb 3y ago
Many plastic items are single use items with a low lifetime. Recycling all these short lived single use items is absurd. An Amazon box lasts 1 day and then needs to be turned into pulp again and made into a new box if everything is recycled correctly?
- rcme 3y agoTheoretically, it seems like turning a box back into pulp could be easier than waiting 25 years to grow another tree.
- smileysteve 3y agoCardboard (not plastic) is highly recyclable. By starting with pulp, roughly 50% of the water and energy are saved. Keep in mind Amazon boxes almost always consist of ~100% recycled material. And the portion that can't be recycled into boxes is likely made into paper towels. It's extremely profitable to recycle cardboard in most jurisdictions.