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		vanviegen 75 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposabl... No, that's because pizza boxes are contaminated with fat. That messes up the paper recycling process. Water is fine.

GCUMstlyHarmls 75 days ago [–]

Man, if that's the problem then I can only assume any fast food box is not recyclable too?

teiferer 75 days ago | [–]

The point of paper fast food boxes is not to recycle them but to have no trash in the end as they just burn or rot, all in a sustainable way. In contrast to plastic.

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