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		maxerickson on Oct 8, 2020 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Recycling was a lie to sell more plastic, recyclin... It's not like production of paper from pulp wood involves butterflies and popsicles: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_liquor (the first ingredient is hot lye!) In general, paper recycling is productive enough that paper mills buy recycled paper as an input. Cardboard even more so.

konjin on Oct 8, 2020 [–]

There is more than one form of pollution. This is like complaining about aicd from an Uranium mine. True but hardly the biggest issue.

maxerickson on Oct 8, 2020 | [–]

Yes, that was my point "It requires a lot of harsh chemicals to remove the inks."

Virgin inputs also requires harsh chemicals, there's no advantage.

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