I don’t understand why caps coming with bottles helps recycle them?
Comment on Tethered Bottle Caps
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 months ago
This is some very short sighted thinking.
Caps attached to the bottles is very important to the recycling industry, so they can be more cheaply and efficiently shipped to China and thrown into the sea.
deezbutts@lemm.ee 2 months ago
FierySpectre@lemmy.world 2 months ago
Small bits like caps can’t get sorted for recycling for some reason, so they’re just “waste” instead of recyclable
weker01@feddit.de 2 months ago
Source on that? As far as I know China stopped importing plastic waste as they realized it was too expensive for the state as they are burdened with the externalities, i.e. cleanup.
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 months ago
I think a few years ago it was China. Now it will be anybody else who wants Western money and doesn’t mind burning plastic. Malaysia and Turkey seem popular for the UK. Not sure where the US sends it. It sure as shit isn’t recycled in any way that people would think of as recycling.
I’ve no idea why we make plastic bottled drinks when aluminium cans exist.
bonfire921@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 months ago
Aluminum cans also have plastic in them
Blackmist@feddit.uk 2 months ago
Not nearly as much though.