jessiethehutt.bsky.social
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This looks like a still from the Andor episodes at Narkina 5 (the prison where they extend sentences and kill entire floors of inmates who figure that out)
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Yep! We should do this monthly, or even weekly.
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Personally, I think it would make sense to target places of work rather than standalone brick and mortars or even mobile service models. Like imagine if you knew once a week you could bring refillable containers to work, and replenish household items like toothpaste or detergent.
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So like do we text or call, or can we reply to this post with a question?
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It does depend on your local waste hauler. Commodity markets vary widely by state and even county, and the technology to process different plastics is not ubiquitous. Not saying plastic is great, just that in certain cases, it can be better than paper/fiber IF your hauler can handle it
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Electronic trackers should not go into landfill waste streams - they can start fires (batteries!)
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They are recyclable. Some waste haulers can accept recyclables with residue on them - you can look up what your particular hauler accepts and potentially save the time spent cleaning them
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Waste to energy is usually the last strategy employed after reduction, reuse, and recycling - basically when there are materials that can’t go anywhere other than landfill, they may go to a waste to energy facility. These are controversial due to other environmental impacts though
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Actually depends on your local waste hauler. Some have technology to recycle a lot more materials than others, and recycled material commodity markets vary across the country. So what gets recycled in say, CA may not get recycled in FL. Look up the waste hauler that services your city!
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Largely this happens because many people don’t know what is or isn’t recyclable and throw everything in the landfill. Most waste haulers won’t sort landfill waste to pick out the recyclables.
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Depends on the waste hauler. Generally plastics and aluminum cans will get sorted out and recycled. But if you’re throwing non-recyclable material into the mixed recycling bin, it will get filtered out and end up in landfill.
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Plastic is not only or always made of carbon. Also, carbon capture is actually carbon dioxide sequestration, which removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Plastic as a material doesn’t emit much carbon dioxide in landfills.
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Yes! Exactly what actually gets recycled can vary by state, region, or city, but there is a strong market for recyclable materials like plastics and aluminum cans, so the waste hauler EARNS money on recyclables. It’s in their best interest to sort and recycle.
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This varies by city, but you can look up who your waste hauler is (like Waste Management or Republic Services) for your area and see what their mixed recycling facility can or can’t recycle.
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If you can’t compost, don’t get compostables. In a landfill setting they will actually emit more gasses like methane. It’s better to use recyclable plastic that you know your city can recycle (check their website).