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My bet is that it is just cheaper to make without the silicone and as an added bonus it’s more recyclable. It’s just cost savings that can be greenwashed.
by rekttrader 3y ago
My bet is that it is just cheaper to make without the silicone and as an added bonus it’s more recyclable.
It’s just cost savings that can be greenwashed.
- gs17 3y agoBut is that so bad? Assuming it works about as well, it's likely more resource efficient to make in general, too.
- asadotzler 3y agoBut you don't know that. All the previous equipment obsoloeted and tosssed somewhere. All the previous workers retrained or fired. It could be far worse. Trusting plastic makers to tell you the truth about plastic recycling is like trusting WWE to tell you the truth about sport.
- gs17 3y agoAnd you're assuming they weren't redesigning it anyways.
- madeofpalk 3y agoNice! It's cheaper and less bad? Seems like a win/win.
- Dylan16807 3y agoVery tiny wins though, so don't let them squeak out of anything else because they already did "something".
- ZeroGravitas 3y agoMy bet is that jurisdictions with Extended Producer Responsibility laws were going to charge them money to clear up their mess and it became a sensible business decision to make this change to save them money.