▲ 41 ▼ why don't chips come in cereal bags? (lemmy.world) submitted 2 months ago by chewgrabonion@lemmy.world to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.world 25 comments fedilink hide all child comments Then they'd be store-drop-off recyclable right?
[–] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 7 points 2 months ago (1 child) Your cereal bags are recyclable? They aren't also in cardboard boxes? permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) Cardboard box (normal recyclable) holding a plastic bag (can drop off at store if clean and dry). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (3 children) Drop off at what store? In what country? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anivia@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, reading this comment section as a German is mind boggling. You have to bring your food packaging back to the store you bought it from to get it recycled? We just have a separate recycling bin (and a separate paper bin and an organic waste bin) at home that gets picked up by the municipality The only thing we have to bring back to the store are empty bottles to get the deposit back permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You have to bring the glass (non Pfand anyway) to the glass container, no? I always find it a bit odd that they don't pick that up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago* There are different glass bottles, some are multiple use (water and beer bottles), which you have to pay a deposit for and bring back to the store so they get washed and reused. And others are single use (wine bottles) which you don't pay a deposit for, and they have to be brought to glass containers (different containers for different glass colors), those don't get washed and instead get molten down to make new bottles Plastic bottles always have a deposit and depending on the bottle either get washed and reused, or molten down. Aluminium cans also cost a deposit and have to be brought back to the store permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 2 months ago* Right? I couldn’t get any retailer in the Los Angeles, CA (USA) area to accept shopping bags, forget cereal bags. Happy that the state sued the shit out of them then banned plastic bags though: it always sucked when I’d forget my bag and I’d have to pay for that thick-ass plastic shit. I do still struggle with plastic bags in packaging still though because my waste management company doesn’t accept them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago The Store™ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] TheButtonJustSpins@infosec.pub 5 points 2 months ago (1 child) Cardboard box (normal recyclable) holding a plastic bag (can drop off at store if clean and dry). permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (3 children) Drop off at what store? In what country? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anivia@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, reading this comment section as a German is mind boggling. You have to bring your food packaging back to the store you bought it from to get it recycled? We just have a separate recycling bin (and a separate paper bin and an organic waste bin) at home that gets picked up by the municipality The only thing we have to bring back to the store are empty bottles to get the deposit back permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You have to bring the glass (non Pfand anyway) to the glass container, no? I always find it a bit odd that they don't pick that up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago* There are different glass bottles, some are multiple use (water and beer bottles), which you have to pay a deposit for and bring back to the store so they get washed and reused. And others are single use (wine bottles) which you don't pay a deposit for, and they have to be brought to glass containers (different containers for different glass colors), those don't get washed and instead get molten down to make new bottles Plastic bottles always have a deposit and depending on the bottle either get washed and reused, or molten down. Aluminium cans also cost a deposit and have to be brought back to the store permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 2 months ago* Right? I couldn’t get any retailer in the Los Angeles, CA (USA) area to accept shopping bags, forget cereal bags. Happy that the state sued the shit out of them then banned plastic bags though: it always sucked when I’d forget my bag and I’d have to pay for that thick-ass plastic shit. I do still struggle with plastic bags in packaging still though because my waste management company doesn’t accept them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago The Store™ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] dubyakay@lemmy.ca 11 points 2 months ago (3 children) Drop off at what store? In what country? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] Anivia@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, reading this comment section as a German is mind boggling. You have to bring your food packaging back to the store you bought it from to get it recycled? We just have a separate recycling bin (and a separate paper bin and an organic waste bin) at home that gets picked up by the municipality The only thing we have to bring back to the store are empty bottles to get the deposit back permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You have to bring the glass (non Pfand anyway) to the glass container, no? I always find it a bit odd that they don't pick that up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago* There are different glass bottles, some are multiple use (water and beer bottles), which you have to pay a deposit for and bring back to the store so they get washed and reused. And others are single use (wine bottles) which you don't pay a deposit for, and they have to be brought to glass containers (different containers for different glass colors), those don't get washed and instead get molten down to make new bottles Plastic bottles always have a deposit and depending on the bottle either get washed and reused, or molten down. Aluminium cans also cost a deposit and have to be brought back to the store permalink fedilink source parent [–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 2 months ago* Right? I couldn’t get any retailer in the Los Angeles, CA (USA) area to accept shopping bags, forget cereal bags. Happy that the state sued the shit out of them then banned plastic bags though: it always sucked when I’d forget my bag and I’d have to pay for that thick-ass plastic shit. I do still struggle with plastic bags in packaging still though because my waste management company doesn’t accept them. permalink fedilink source parent [–] DebatableRaccoon@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 months ago The Store™ permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anivia@feddit.org 7 points 2 months ago* (1 child) Yeah, reading this comment section as a German is mind boggling. You have to bring your food packaging back to the store you bought it from to get it recycled? We just have a separate recycling bin (and a separate paper bin and an organic waste bin) at home that gets picked up by the municipality The only thing we have to bring back to the store are empty bottles to get the deposit back permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You have to bring the glass (non Pfand anyway) to the glass container, no? I always find it a bit odd that they don't pick that up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago* There are different glass bottles, some are multiple use (water and beer bottles), which you have to pay a deposit for and bring back to the store so they get washed and reused. And others are single use (wine bottles) which you don't pay a deposit for, and they have to be brought to glass containers (different containers for different glass colors), those don't get washed and instead get molten down to make new bottles Plastic bottles always have a deposit and depending on the bottle either get washed and reused, or molten down. Aluminium cans also cost a deposit and have to be brought back to the store permalink fedilink source parent
[–] starlinguk@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago (1 child) You have to bring the glass (non Pfand anyway) to the glass container, no? I always find it a bit odd that they don't pick that up. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago* There are different glass bottles, some are multiple use (water and beer bottles), which you have to pay a deposit for and bring back to the store so they get washed and reused. And others are single use (wine bottles) which you don't pay a deposit for, and they have to be brought to glass containers (different containers for different glass colors), those don't get washed and instead get molten down to make new bottles Plastic bottles always have a deposit and depending on the bottle either get washed and reused, or molten down. Aluminium cans also cost a deposit and have to be brought back to the store permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Anivia@feddit.org 4 points 2 months ago* There are different glass bottles, some are multiple use (water and beer bottles), which you have to pay a deposit for and bring back to the store so they get washed and reused. And others are single use (wine bottles) which you don't pay a deposit for, and they have to be brought to glass containers (different containers for different glass colors), those don't get washed and instead get molten down to make new bottles Plastic bottles always have a deposit and depending on the bottle either get washed and reused, or molten down. Aluminium cans also cost a deposit and have to be brought back to the store permalink fedilink source parent
[–] undefined@lemmy.hogru.ch 3 points 2 months ago* Right? I couldn’t get any retailer in the Los Angeles, CA (USA) area to accept shopping bags, forget cereal bags. Happy that the state sued the shit out of them then banned plastic bags though: it always sucked when I’d forget my bag and I’d have to pay for that thick-ass plastic shit. I do still struggle with plastic bags in packaging still though because my waste management company doesn’t accept them. permalink fedilink source parent