• @[email protected]
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    42 months ago

    Glass Recycling costs way more energy than plastic recycling.

    But in Germany we reuse bottles too, probably the most effective.

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        42 months ago

        You cannot use cardboard for liquids. There are containers that have a cardboard exterior – just tear them, and you’ll find out they are made out of a sandwich material with an interior layer of plastic, meddle layer of aluminium and exterior cardboard. almist unrecyclable.

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        2 months ago

        I believe it uses a lot of water and isn’t really safe for food consumption, and for preserving food

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            2 months ago

            Short distribution channels would be the best

            Else, fruits and food that don’t really need packaging because they have a natural bacteria barrier, or something similar

            But yea I don’t see any good sanitary alternative. Since we’re bound to get microplastics I guess reusable containers that are only washed and reused a couple of times would be beneficial, at the cost of a little more microplastics.

            Some kind of paper to a certain extend for some things, but yea, nothing is as good as plastic :(

            Don’t use plastic where you don’t need to. And then maybe use cardboard+thin plastic for the rest: less recyclable, but less plastic 🤔

            • albert180
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              12 months ago

              If there only would be a pipeline to each house providing a stream of clean drinkable water

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            22 months ago

            Yes it’s called Tap Water and refilling your own bottle