A Green Peace study finds only about 5% of recycled plastics are repurposed

[Murrmurr]

Maybe plastic packaging should be standardized to make it easier to recycle. That would require government regulations, though, which is difficult if not impossible in this day and age.

I think plastic packaging should just be eliminated. Most of it, at least. Staple the cat toys to a bit of cardboard; no plastic clam needed. The problem with this is that legislators, plastics producers, and major marketing corporations are in bed together, scratching each others backs, greasing each others palms...it's a regular orgy.

 

[ElCastor]

Incredibly, there are 5 types of triangles. They all have 3 sides identically, but the numbers and letters in the triangles differ according to how much PBA, stabilizers, lubricants and etc. it contains.

If it’s plastic and lacks a triangle I don‘t recycle it. OK?

 

[Murrmurr]

If it’s plastic and lacks a triangle I don‘t recycle it. OK?

Ok with me. And I'm sure the guys who have to sort our recycling appreciate it.

I was just pointing out that there are all those codes in the triangles. Most people don't look for codes, let alone the triangle. And I wasn't talking about you specifically, just people in general.