Thursday, January 5, 2012
mothernaturenetwork: Think plastic can be recycled? Think again.While most plastics are touted as recyclable, the reality is that they’re “downcycled.” A plastic milk carton can never be recycled into another carton — it can be made into a lower-quality item like plastic lumber, which can’t be recycled.16 simple ways to reduce your plastic waste This has quite a few good ideas about how to reduce your carbon footprint, which is something we should all strive to do, don’t you think?

mothernaturenetwork:

Think plastic can be recycled? Think again.
While most plastics are touted as recyclable, the reality is that they’re “downcycled.” A plastic milk carton can never be recycled into another carton — it can be made into a lower-quality item like plastic lumber, which can’t be recycled.
16 simple ways to reduce your plastic waste

This has quite a few good ideas about how to reduce your carbon footprint, which is something we should all strive to do, don’t you think?

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