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  • wscholermann@aussie.zone
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    1 year ago

    I would be interested to know how they calculated that statistic. The website does have sources listed but it’s so small and blurry I can’t read it.

    Suffice to say I’m very skeptical the figure would be so high and I suspect it’s an overestimation.

    For example, a lot of cardboards can’t be recycled if they are contaminated in some way (ie food containers), and I would suggest a lot of cardboard that gets used is probably contaminated.

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      1 year ago

      a lot of cardboards can’t be recycled if they are contaminated in some way

      …and this is where consumer education comes in. I know that my cheese crusted takeaway pizza lid can’t be recycled, but the clean bottom half can be.