BigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agoYou have to remove the plastic label if you want to recycle this plastic bottle.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square156fedilinkarrow-up1471arrow-down177
arrow-up1394arrow-down1imageYou have to remove the plastic label if you want to recycle this plastic bottle.lemmy.worldBigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 9 months agomessage-square156fedilink
minus-squareTeanut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoI think they used to wax the cardboard. Maybe they still do?
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·9 months agoDepending on the type of wax used, it could be better, or it could be the same as plastic.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·9 months agoWax or plastic coated paper is still going to use less plastic then a whole plastic judge. Don’t make perfect the enemy of better.
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·9 months ago That said, it’s probably less plastic Did you miss me saying that?
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·9 months agoThat’s how my milk used to come when I was a little kid.
I think they used to wax the cardboard. Maybe they still do?
Depending on the type of wax used, it could be better, or it could be the same as plastic.
Wax or plastic coated paper is still going to use less plastic then a whole plastic judge. Don’t make perfect the enemy of better.
Did you miss me saying that?
That’s how my milk used to come when I was a little kid.