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[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

Just stop producing non biodegradable shit

[–] HalfEarthMedic@slrpnk.net 5 points 10 hours ago (1 children)

This is the answer, plastic recycling has always been a scam. Waxed paper, cardboard, glass, anything else.

[–] ryannathans@aussie.zone 3 points 10 hours ago

Pretty of completely biodegradable materials available now too that feel like plastic

[–] Eyekaytee@aussie.zone 3 points 12 hours ago (1 children)

The largest source was due to product packaging, responsible for about 1m tonnes of new plastic each year. Other large plastic users included the built environment (18%), electrical (9%) and clothing (8%).

True for me, duno what else you can do, chips, biscuits, cheese etc all come wrapped in plastic

[–] thatKamGuy@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 hours ago

Until a viable alternative is introduced to replace the defunct RedCycle program - best we can do is try to try to minimise - ie. only get the biggest bags of products (or try and make your own at home), or whenever possible get the ones in hard clamshells.

But yes, it’s depressing to see just how much plastic waste we produce currently - especially knowing what we know now about microplastics - compared to the 90s and earlier.