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Afaik the idea of giving plastic back to supermarkets, is to make them give less plastic to us in the first place. In this case, the point is not what percenta
by hyperman1 1y ago
Afaik the idea of giving plastic back to supermarkets, is to make them give less plastic to us in the first place. In this case, the point is not what percentage is recycled. The point is shrinking the total amount of plastic, i.e. the number to which the percentage is applied. Do they burn 70% of 10 tons or 70% of 1 ton.
So is this happening?
- Kaibeezy 1y agoThe main point of the linked website seems to be that providing “recycling” collection in supermarkets is basically a fraud to make consumers more comfortable using soft plastics — if it can be recycled, then using more isn’t so worrisome.
- hyperman1 1y agoI've wondered about that after reading the article. In my country, we collect plastics at home (PMD) and it gets picked up bi-weekly in a bag. The PMD system has similar recycling stats as in the article. It is seen as an excuse for shops to declare the plastic waste problem as 'solved' without doing anything, and making consumers responsible. The shops are fighting tooth and nail against collecting plastics themselves or introducing reusable drink bottles. What's the UK alternative for collecting at the shop? Collecting at home? Doing nothing?