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Stachemaster86 t1_jdxcce8 wrote

Reply to comment by zillskillnillfrill in TIL that the EU forces soda makers to introduce tethered caps to make sure they are being recycled. by memeiel

I believe they get chipped up, floated based on density and then likely segregated by color using a air jet conveyor thing. That or they go into darker plastic blends like black which hides all other colors.

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zillskillnillfrill t1_jdxcp7w wrote

Oh, ok. I'm probably still going by the rule that was around in the 80s because I'm old

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LastLapPodcast t1_jdxqpda wrote

They do the same with glass. All our local glass recycling bins that were colour coded for clear, green and brown now just accept assorted glass.

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Viperion_NZ t1_jdym7gn wrote

We still have big ol' steel bins with three holes for clear, brown, and green glass....but there are no dividers in the bins lolol

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