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MoistlyCompetent t1_iucioun wrote

Reply to comment by tatersnuffy in ELI5: How does the plastic bag I threw in the bin goes on to smother a turtle? by Dakovski

I think this strongly depends on the country you are living in. I am from Hamburg, Germany and pretty sure that plastic from my trash can gets burned. If we put it into the recycling bin it's either used to produce new stuff or ends up in landfills so that future generations can (hopefully) use it to produce new stuff.

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