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The economics only indicate the practicality of recycling. But the other component is environmental impact for the portion not recycled... not only is their imm
by tomxor 3y ago
The economics only indicate the practicality of recycling. But the other component is environmental impact for the portion not recycled... not only is their immense economic friction for recycling of plastics, but there is also a high environmental cost.
Compared to other widely used materials that are essentially inert, the environmental cost of not recycling is mostly limited to the impact of sourcing virgin materials that could have been from recycled sources.
- lazide 3y agoYup. And landfilling plastics is actually a decent and environmentally responsible thing - carbon re-sequestration, essentially.