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Originally Posted by Mr.Puff
Recycled paper has to be treated more chemically than new paper, which is not good for the environment, and a shiat load of water is used in the process.
Plastic bottles are bad to recycle because they are not meant to be reused. This leads to bacteria growth that cannot be removed and leaching of the plastic into whatever the new bottle contains.
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Both are examples of only considering single factors - re paper, it reduces the need to clearcut our forests. Most of that water is recovered, BTW
re plastic bottle - I have never heard of them going back into food containers. Instead they are generally recycled into garments (Patagonia does this for their fleece jackets), door mats, and industrial materials.
Bottle plastic must be certified food safe like other food plastics used.
If you know of instances where bottles are recycled back into other (food or beverage) bottles, I'd like to hear about it.