What is greener; cardboard or recyclable plastic packaging?
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You should recycle both. They both have their impact on the environment and are green. However, recycling cardboard is actually greener. Cardboard takes up a ton of space in landfills so by recycling it you will reduce the amount of garbage sitting in landfills. Plastic bags are bad for the environment because animals can ingest them and it will cause blockage in their intestines! |
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Cardboard is renewable and plastic is not. Cardboard is biodegradable but plastic is not. Depending on the type, both can be recycled but domestic consumers tend to not recycle cardboard as often as they do plastic. Cardboard in a landfill biodegrades but the Inks used in printing on them can leech into the water table whereas plastic packages tend not to. I'd go with cardboard. |
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