Jim East@slrpnk.net to Earth, Environment, and Geosciences@mander.xyzEnglish · 6 days agoRecycling 'worsens microplastics problem'theecologist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up138arrow-down14
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minus-squareFurryMemesAccount@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down3·6 days agoGood thing I was talking about paper
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·6 days ago“The process of recycling paper saves significant amounts of energy compared to producing new paper from raw materials.” https://www.recyclingtoday.org/blogs/news/how-much-energy-is-saved-by-recycling-paper See also https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/index-2.html
minus-squarecorsicanguppy@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·6 days agoThe goal posts – they move!
minus-squarestray@pawb.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoI’m not saying whether this person is correct, but paper and cardboard are very different products with different production requirements.
Good thing I was talking about paper
“The process of recycling paper saves significant amounts of energy compared to producing new paper from raw materials.”
https://www.recyclingtoday.org/blogs/news/how-much-energy-is-saved-by-recycling-paper
See also
https://archive.epa.gov/wastes/conserve/materials/paper/web/html/index-2.html
The goal posts – they move!
I’m not saying whether this person is correct, but paper and cardboard are very different products with different production requirements.