Lets say we didn't have a bag specifically for plastic, that waste would have ended up in 4. Most of 4 is burned. By putting plastic in its own bag it increased the amount of plastic returned to waste management and reduced the amount left out in nature and burned.

We've been dealt a shit hand, but we can try making the best out of the situation. Giving up isn't an option.

[–] ILikeBoobies@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago

Here we just ship out plastic to SEA and they toss out whatever they cannot use

[–] null_dot@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Sorry I don't follow.

Is 4 a bin or a bag?

Is everything in 4 bagged or only the plastic?

How does bagging the plastic avoid it being left out in nature or burned?

[–] Grizzlyboy@lemm.ee 3 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

Fudge, formatting fooled me! Since 1-4 were numbers and the 5th didn't have to be a number but just "Bag", when I wrote it without a number it didn't start on the next line, but at the end of "4". Edited the comment to show it better.

The 4th is a bin, and the last one (5th for clarity) is a big plastic bag.

[–] slaneesh_is_right@lemmy.org 5 points 2 days ago

And there's people who thing trash bins in general are just optional