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Soggy is not a problem.Recycling paper involves wetting it to loose the fibres and then reforming it. It's how paper is made.
by injidup 9mo ago
Soggy is not a problem.Recycling paper involves wetting it to loose the fibres and then reforming it. It's how paper is made.
- ulrikrasmussen 9mo agoBut usually paper and cardboard that has been in contact with food is not recyclable because it contaminates the batch. That's why pizza boxes also cannot go into the cardboard/paper fraction.
- vanviegen 9mo agoNo, that's because pizza boxes are contaminated with fat. That messes up the paper recycling process. Water is fine.
- GCUMstlyHarmls 9mo agoMan, if that's the problem then I can only assume any fast food box is not recyclable too?
- teiferer 9mo agoThe point of paper fast food boxes is not to recycle them but to have no trash in the end as they just burn or rot, all in a sustainable way. In contrast to plastic.
- bluescrn 9mo ago> Soggy is not a problem. It is when you're trying to suck a thick milkshake through one, though...