At the very least, paper is renewable and biodegradable.
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ryathal@sh.itjust.works 5 days agoThere’s plenty of paper that could get recycled as well that can’t in a single stream. I agree plastic going to a landfill is better though.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 days ago
ryathal@sh.itjust.works 5 days ago
It doesn’t really degrade in a landfill though. Industrial composting is something I wish was more popular though, that would probably reduce my actual trash by about 50%.
Duamerthrax@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I actually separate my burnables and compost the ashes, but I understand that most people can’t diy that. I think Japan has separate receptacles for burnables.
tigeruppercut@lemmy.zip 5 days ago
Japan separates burnable stuff like paper and food waste from the non-burnable plastics and styrofoam type things. I believe they end up burning both though, but with different methods or temps or something like that. Metal and electronics etc doesn’t go in with the rest of the non-burnables. The only plastic bottles they separate for recycling are the PET kind.
AnUnusualRelic@lemmy.world 5 days ago
Plastic can be burned and be used for urban heating.