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What's a scam that's so normalized that we don't even realize it's a scam anymore? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 days ago by Basement_Dweller@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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[–] dom@lemmy.ca 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

And recycling most plastics. End up in a landfill because its cheaper than actually recycling them.

[–] MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

I think it is often simply burned to generate heat/electricity

[–] NotJohnSmith@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Ah, no, you see, what you're actually referring to is "energy recycling". See, doesnt that greenwashing sound so much better?

It's how Norway from memory tops the recycling league

[–] MatSeFi@lemmy.liebeleu.de 1 points 1 day ago

"Thermal reuse" or "thermal utilization" is how its actually called.