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		zumu on Aug 3, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: It looks like a product but is secretly a subscrip... > Unless it’s glass, fibre, or aluminum, you are lying to yourself if it’s going into the blue bin. PET Plastic (#1) is recycled very commonly. Don't lump it in with the other plastics.

isoprophlex on Aug 3, 2021 [–]

Locally, we have a dedicated PET recycling process. PET bottles are sold with a deposit.

I guess this is the only way to properly recycle plastics: incentivize customers to sort them out. The 'assorted plastics bin' is a lie.

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