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I'm an environmentalist and plastic recycling is a scam

They don't know what to do w/ it and they use to dump it to China. They are no longer taking it. I try to never buy plastics. I focus on aluminum and glass and reuse as much as possible. https://www.sierraclub.org/sierra/plastic-waste-piles-chi...
Posted: 04/15/2024 at 10:40 AM ET
(In response to this post by Coach McGuirk)

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I know that I am a cynic. I don't believe anything. My radar is always up
Coach McGuirk • 04/15/24 09:10 AM ET
In some ways it is even worse than just throwing it away...
chemhokie • 04/15/24 03:28 PM ET
We took a field trip to the solid waste/recycling facility in Blacksburg
HokieGator • 04/15/24 12:14 PM ET
Yup. **
ColoVT82 • 04/15/24 11:49 AM ET
I'm an environmentalist and plastic recycling is a scam ◄
VT_NOVA • 04/15/24 10:40 AM ET
The best recycling is to avoid buying it in the first place.
Spud • 04/15/24 11:13 AM ET
Outside of specific cases of groundwater contamination, I've not heard
Tafkam Hokie • 04/15/24 12:42 PM ET
But you don't have to consume Floride if you drink bottled water
EDGEMAN • 04/15/24 11:48 AM ET
No matter where they get it from, the quality is a silly idea
Vienna_Hokie • 04/15/24 11:25 AM ET
The solution is obvious
Nova Hokie 95 • 04/15/24 12:55 PM ET
I thought you were gonna say a still**
hokiehunter07 • 04/16/24 10:01 AM ET
And for golf we need....
Vienna_Hokie • 04/15/24 03:57 PM ET
Just like e-Waste recycling
Vienna_Hokie • 04/15/24 11:11 AM ET
Yup, we've been paying a company to pick up our recyclables for years...
HokieJay • 04/15/24 10:23 AM ET
Sometimes small towns and budgets get to the root much faster
Vienna_Hokie • 04/15/24 10:18 AM ET
Recycling metals works, and is good.
Tafkam Hokie • 04/15/24 09:56 AM ET
The glass and plastic things are a balancing act
Vienna_Hokie • 04/15/24 10:30 AM ET
Burning plastic? Oh my, the CO2 emissions!
HokieJay • 04/15/24 10:38 AM ET
You know CO2 reprocessing facilities don't grow on trees...
hokiehunter07 • 04/15/24 03:55 PM ET
that's the point, if people separate it out, then less is being burned
Vienna_Hokie • 04/15/24 11:06 AM ET
Here is your answer….**
CrystalCoveHokie • 04/15/24 09:34 AM ET
and there I am wondering like some aimless a-hole right above Debts.**
jdkhokie • 04/15/24 09:57 AM ET