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they just banned plastic bags and huffing gas out of a recyclable paper bag just isnt the same
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Just compost everything OP. That bottle of Astraglide is just as much from mother Gaia as some fuckin' tree.
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Jul 18, 2018 00:52
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I recycled this thread from a few years ago. 
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Jul 18, 2018 00:53
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recycling is over-played to the point where its environmental impact is often systemically negative. people legit buy more plastic items with a cleaner conscience because "its ok, I recycle" well that's all nice and wholesome and kumbaya but there's issues- essentially nothing you buy is MADE from recycled material as people don't like it's aesthetic. some might say "made with recycled materials" but the amount is tiny. the potential uses will dry up. also recycling carries a very significant energy cost recycling is good and cool but you should always support it as part of reduce > re-use > recycle because the first two are vastly more important
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Jul 18, 2018 00:57
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When I briefly worked at the local NFL stadium, we just threw everything into the trash compactor. We made drat sure to put different colored bags in their respective bins, though. -PS the contractor lost his job after some old 'sex crimes with minors' kerfuffle came to light.
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Jul 18, 2018 01:02
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The_Book_Of_Harry posted:When I briefly worked at the local NFL stadium, we just threw everything into the trash compactor. Was he recycling the kids or what? Wtf
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Jul 18, 2018 01:04
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the inevitable heat death of the universe is going to take care of it all anyways
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Jul 18, 2018 01:05
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Sure it's recycling when the city does it, but when I do it, I'm 'dumpster diving'
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Jul 18, 2018 01:05
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My ex was really fussy about rinsing recyclables to make it easier on the "retards" that sort it
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Jul 18, 2018 01:14
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Isaac posted:My ex was really fussy about rinsing recyclables to make it easier on the "retards" that sort it I don’t think that’s how it’s done.
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Jul 18, 2018 01:29
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Burt Sexual posted:Was he recycling the kids or what? Wtf
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Jul 18, 2018 01:30
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Burt Sexual posted:I don’t think that’s how it’s done. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2mClfU2NStY
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Jul 18, 2018 01:31
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he is just like me.
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Jul 18, 2018 01:33
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For some time I lived next to a river in a town that was big on PCB manufacturing some years ago. They just dumped most of their trash in or near the river which means that even now the river is so toxic you can't swim, fish, or do any recreation with it other than look at it. Recycling isn't perfect but if it means not intentionally poisoning a river for a hundred years then it's a net good imo
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Jul 18, 2018 02:10
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Hiring retards is good for business because you can pay them less than minimum wage
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Jul 18, 2018 02:25
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Ein cooler Typ posted:Hiring retards is good for business because you can pay them less than minimum wage
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Jul 18, 2018 02:26
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a hole-y ghost posted:Is that true? Pretty sure it's subsidized, so indirectly yeah.
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Jul 18, 2018 02:28
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That video was 20-30 years old, I can’t believe that shits not automated now. Robots stole their jobs too.
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Jul 18, 2018 02:40
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I intentionally dirty bottles before I recycle them to create more jobs
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Jul 18, 2018 02:48
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Ein cooler Typ posted:I intentionally dirty bottles before I recycle them to create more jobs
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Jul 18, 2018 03:02
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I'm rescinding my evil ways and have decided to start recycling for real. I'm going to recycle at the molecular level to help out my local recycling company. Looking at the periodic table I believe I'm going to need like 75 bins?
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Jul 18, 2018 12:23
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goethe.cx posted:i just farted and it smells like i had diarrhea but there's no poop in my pants have we invented the technology to recycle farts yet? the bottles are piling up
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Jul 18, 2018 12:32
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I threw away recyclables a couple times in the wrong type of trash bag when i lived in switzerland. If a local had caught me i probably would have been hung on the spot.
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Jul 18, 2018 13:11
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Jeza posted:have we invented the technology to recycle farts yet? the bottles are piling up if you think about it, the air we breathe is just recycled farts. all of it.
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Jul 18, 2018 13:29
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on a more fundamental perspective our bodies and pretty much everything you see around you has been recycled through billions of lifeforms over the past hundreds of millions of years
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Jul 18, 2018 13:34
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Mozi posted:on a more fundamental perspective our bodies and pretty much everything you see around you has been recycled through billions of lifeforms over the past hundreds of millions of years that's why plastic in the environment can only be a good thing. it will make future generations of living creatures more durable and easier to wash
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Jul 18, 2018 13:39
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Every time I throw trash on the ground I imagine that my son will have to grow up on a post apocalyptic world of my own creation. I'm not raising a spoiled child, he'll mature through adversity.
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Jul 18, 2018 14:17
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the really cool thing is that plastics are made out of old dinosaur guts and big ferns and stuff. so it's almost like you're eating soup with a tiny dinosaur!
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Jul 18, 2018 14:21
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returning bottles and cans is like a little punch card you get at a sub shop only with cans and bottles i have to drink a couple hundred beers to get a free six pack so i end up wanting to reach that goal sooner and drinking more
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Jul 18, 2018 14:28
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There's an old Asian lady who picks through my trash for that sweet plastic and aluminum, she then hauls it away in a shopping cart piled high going who knows where. Perhaps she's building a raft.
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Jul 18, 2018 14:37
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Picnic Princess posted:If you reduce consumption, you have less waste to sort. There's a reason it's first of the 3 Rs. Reducing consumption also helps defeat capitalism and mindless consumerism. I stopped buying poo poo off Amazon because I got sick of seeing small single items packed in a box big enough for my dog to fit in stuffed with plastic air pillows. Now my recycling is limited to a few bottles and cans and maybe some cardboard from my kid’s toys that I take outside to the big bin like once a week.
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Jul 18, 2018 14:43
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There used to be a shooting range in the back of a nearby campground that allowed you to shoot whatever you brought with you. I used to save recyclables (cans, bottles, etc.) and bring them to shoot because it was way more fun than dumping them in the recycling bin. As I recall, the owner would bulldoze the berm once a week and didn't pay much attention to whether there were any shot-up CRT TVs/monitors in the pile (which were also way more fun to shoot than to recycle).
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Jul 18, 2018 14:55
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King of Bees posted:Separate your garbage much idiots? Yeah I like doing free work for conglomerates too. Pretty much all of it is going to the landfill anyways I love people who think like this. It's crazy how stupid you people have become. Anyhow, you shouldn't throw anything away. That's what THEY want you to do, so why not stop?
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Jul 18, 2018 14:56
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Lmfao if big Cycle thinks I'm doing all their scavenging for free!
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Jul 18, 2018 14:58
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It's crazy how I'm supposed to lug two huge cans to the curb every other week so 'ole Mr. Moneybags and his fancy cigar can sell my cardboard scraps to the highest bidder. Bring back the burn pit I say.
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Jul 18, 2018 15:44
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pop fly to McGillicutty posted:I love people who think like this. It's crazy how stupid you people have become. Stupid is thinking individual recycling adds up to something bigger than a stack of foam peanuts in comparison to the waste produced by industry
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Jul 18, 2018 15:49
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Kazak posted:Stupid is thinking individual recycling adds up to something bigger than a stack of foam peanuts in comparison to the waste produced by industry I also throw my change away. It's nothing compared to what the US mint produces.
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Jul 18, 2018 15:53
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Kazak posted:Stupid is thinking individual recycling adds up to something bigger than a stack of foam peanuts in comparison to the waste produced by industry There are nearly 8 billion people on this rock. Do you think 8 billion of anything doesn't add up, dummy?
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Jul 18, 2018 16:12
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Isaac posted:My ex was really fussy about rinsing recyclables to make it easier on the "retards" that sort it isn't this kinda important though? can't food scraps/whatever make a whole batch of recyclables worthless? or am I retarded
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gary oldmans diary posted:they completely failed to make any sort of case against recycling aluminum as i recall Yeah, it was pretty much, "if someone will pay you for it, then recycling it is economical." People pay you for scrap metal, but that's it. Everything else is.subsidized.
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