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[-] Fredthefishlord 3 points 2 days ago

Only using the plastic junk to make more plastic trinkets is not successfully recycling, no matter how they market it as such. It needs to be used for practical value products at least in part or it's just another way of reformatting the trash

[-] who@feddit.org 7 points 2 days ago

We all look forward to the success of your superior alternative.

[-] Fredthefishlord 2 points 2 days ago

People will say this to pretend you shouldn't criticize any incentives that have decent effects. Cleaning it and putting in landfills is better than oceans. But making more trash to be thrown out isn't solving anything

[-] HumanOnEarth@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 days ago

I literally have a pair of the sunglasses I bought many years ago when they first came out.

How is that trash, please explain.

[-] Jaysyn@lemmy.world 2 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

You're not wrong. Stuff like construction materials would be better. Hopefully this is a step towards that.

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