" I understand that black plastic can't be recycled at all” Why can’t black plastic be recycled? They have the correct recycle number stamped on them.
Carol Bickford > On Jun 27, 2022, at 11:59 AM, Alice Waugh <awaugh...@gmail.com> wrote: > > These are very valid points, but I think there's a much bigger plastics > problem with takeout containers. The translucent cylindrical soup containers > and the black trays with clear lids are piling up in everyone's kitchen. I > understand that black plastic can't be recycled at all, but I'm unclear (no > pun intended) about the soup containers. We save all of them for leftovers > but we have only so much space in the cabinet. Does anyone know of any place > that will take these containers for some other use? > > Also, is there any sentiment among environmentalists for pressuring > restaurants to go back to the aluminum trays with cardboard lids? I don't > think there's a viable non-plastic alternative for liquids but it would be > great if we could revert to the old-fashioned containers for the solids. And > yes, I know, the real answer is that we should just not do pickup/takeout at > all, but especially in the Covid era, I don't think that's realistic for most > people. > > Alice Waugh > -- > The LincolnTalk mailing list. > To post, send mail to Lincoln@lincolntalk.org. > Search the archives at http://lincoln.2330058.n4.nabble.com/. > Browse the archives at https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/private/lincoln/. > Change your subscription settings at > https://pairlist9.pair.net/mailman/listinfo/lincoln. >
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