• Nightwingdragon@lemmy.world
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    3 months ago

    Think of all the energy used in collecting the plastic (gas, oil, and emissions from dump trucks that pick it up, for example), sorting it, disposing of what isnt recyclable, and actually recycling the stuff.

    Im no expert but I believe that overall recycling as we do it is actually a net negative on the environment. We’re probably doing more harm than good.

    • Aurora_TheFirstLight@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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      3 months ago

      Well we can move cars with electricity so i guess it could do some good as some point

      That said I’m in the train of let’s actually accelerate climate change it’s not like no one is going to move a finger till it gets really bad so why should we extend the suffering

    • Notyou@sopuli.xyz
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      3 months ago

      We’re probably doing more harm than good.

      That’s probably an extremely underrated statement that you can use to describe many topics.