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[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 day ago

Regardless of whoever came up with the idea, recycling does help and you should do it:

https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20230317-how-recycling-can-help-the-climate-and-other-facts

It may not save the planet on its own, but it is part of the solution.

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Joke's on you, only half the people out there have testicles!

Oh, shit...

[–] [email protected] 18 points 1 day ago (2 children)

By that logic, the average person has plastic in their testicle - singular

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 day ago

One plastic breasticle, and one plastic testicle.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

It is a joke. Now when I squeeze my plastic filled balls they make a funny sound like a squeeky dog toy.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 day ago

This is the only the second 2nd time I’ve heard this in 30 years.

Slow progress.

And don’t forget the free labour you provide by sorting garbage for them.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 day ago

Ain't capitalism great?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago

Noooo

You recycled my favourite meme!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 day ago

Plastic recycling can be feasible.

Problems are mixed plastics and like you wrote that it is not economically feasible under current economic conditions.

Reality is that probably your common food packaging should cost 3-10x as much as it does currently, so all plastic packaged food would increase in price by 20-30% or so. (The numbers are just very rough estimates)

The issue is not the recycling, but the lobbying to not create the environment, where it becomes feasible, but plastic packaging becomes less interesting and alternatives become more viable.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 day ago

Im trying to keep track of things coming into the house. If less things come in, then less waste goes out, therefore less plastic thrown out.

Even the basic groceries. Bread wrapped in plastic. (Even the dedicated fancy bakery. Thought they would have papger bags. Still plastic) Cereal in a plastic bag.

Sure you can cut out soft drink and candies for less plastic usage, but you cant feed a family right now without having to use plastics