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What are some things that absolutely should NOT be recycled? (lemmy.world)

submitted 4 months ago by over_clox@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I'll start.. toilet paper, tampons, and QTips...

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[–] spittingimage@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

But plastics like PET are recyclable?

[–] ryathal@sh.itjust.works 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Plastic is awful for recycling between cleaning and sorting. We spend a ton of resources to effectively recycle at best half the plastic that makes it to the facility.

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 4 months ago

Plastic also has a limit to the number of times it can be recycled.