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Shermann

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1. Right because Resin Identification Codes (RIC's) aren't misleading enough

Reply to sl8 (Original post)

Thu Aug 15, 2024, 06:43 AM

Aug 2024

You don't actually use those codes to identify which items should go in your recycle bin, instead you go by vague rules like "no non-bottle plastics". RIC's are mostly useless greenwashing.

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When Is "Recyclable" Not Really Recyclable? When the Plastics Industry Gets to Define What the Word Means. [View all] sl8 Aug 2024 OP

Right because Resin Identification Codes (RIC's) aren't misleading enough Shermann Aug 2024 #1

Only 6% of plastic bottles are recycled into another plastic bottle. gab13by13 Aug 2024 #2

Good article in "Grist" referenced in the ProPublica story erronis Aug 2024 #3