BigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoYou have to remove the plastic label if you want to recycle this plastic bottle.lemmy.worldimagemessage-square153linkfedilinkarrow-up1449arrow-down181
arrow-up1368arrow-down1imageYou have to remove the plastic label if you want to recycle this plastic bottle.lemmy.worldBigTrout75@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agomessage-square153linkfedilink
minus-squareTeanut@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoI think they used to wax the cardboard. Maybe they still do?
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 years agoDepending on the type of wax used, it could be better, or it could be the same as plastic.
minus-squareDuamerthrax@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoWax or plastic coated paper is still going to use less plastic then a whole plastic judge. Don’t make perfect the enemy of better.
minus-squareEch@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·2 years ago That said, it’s probably less plastic Did you miss me saying that?
minus-squareSoleInvictus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoThat’s how my milk used to come when I was a little kid.
I think they used to wax the cardboard. Maybe they still do?
Depending on the type of wax used, it could be better, or it could be the same as plastic.
Wax or plastic coated paper is still going to use less plastic then a whole plastic judge. Don’t make perfect the enemy of better.
Did you miss me saying that?
That’s how my milk used to come when I was a little kid.