genericUserName Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Just now, TheTeapot said: Minimum pricing policies are unfair. By that argument all pricing is unfair. Nobody should be buying unnecessary packaging. Making it unaffordable for most people is the way to significantly reduce waste. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 No. By setting artificial minimums you shit on the poorest. Always. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Passing Time Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 2 hours ago, TheTeapot said: I'm convinced burning cardboard is the right move. I'm pretty sure burning paper is too, even though these are things that can be recycled. I'd think different if there was a paper mill on island, but we don't want one of those, they use horrible chemicals. Plastic is a whole different matter. A lot of plastics (notably PVC) just can't be recycled, and even the ones that can don't have a particularly strong market. Unfortunately burning plastic is shit. So are alternatives. That's a challenging situation for all. How good are those smoke scrubbers? Do you recall the plastics factory on Ronaldsway Ind Estate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 Nope. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genericUserName Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 3 minutes ago, TheTeapot said: No. By setting artificial minimums you shit on the poorest. Always. I have no doubt at all that the processed food industry would suddenly find that it did not need to be using huge amounts of unnecessary plastic etc. Nobody needs to be buying over packaged food. It's more costly and not nearly as good as buying ingredients. A huge amount of glass and plastic bottles are unnecessary too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 13 minutes ago, cissolt said: We ship stuff all over the UK. I do wonder what the c02 cost of the transport, shipping and processing is versus burning for energy. As has already been pointed out the cost of the co2 for shipping would be spread amongst all passengers and vehicles because the boat is already going (which would be negligible). So really it would only be the co2 value of the transport from the boat to the recycling depot and the recycling itself that needs to factored in. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 4 minutes ago, genericUserName said: I have no doubt at all that the processed food industry would suddenly find that it did not need to be using huge amounts of unnecessary plastic etc. Nobody needs to be buying over packaged food. It's more costly and not nearly as good as buying ingredients. A huge amount of glass and plastic bottles are unnecessary too. No doubt, some of the packaging is crackers. Fining consumers is not the way to change it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ham_N_Eggs Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 2 hours ago, finlo said: I would be interesting to know how much the MUA pay them for this 10%. It should be the same as the sustainable generation rate but I doubt it is. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted March 16, 2023 Share Posted March 16, 2023 2 hours ago, Satan666 said: Can’t copy and paste all of it but info - some of which is below from net zero.im - having a senior moment but it’s all on there Its not really on there at all. I see what you are saying though. It's all smoke and mirrors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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