[mc32]

Someone has run the numbers and figure out energy cost and total tonnage and figure out what makes sense to streamline.

Plastics is a term which applies to thousands of different polymers. Some it makes sense to recycle, some don’t.

We can then begin to whittle down on the plastics we allow on the items which make most sense. For example we don’t needs tends of different plastics just because one vendor prefers the aesthetics of one over the other. Give them a select choice rather than an infinite choice.

Then label the packaging simply with simple easy to understand labels which are clearly visible. Avoid mixing incompatible plastics.

[maxerickson]

There's a few plastics that are used for most packaging, the type is labeled on most such packaging. It can be hard to see.

https://www.greenlivingtips.com/articles/recycling-by-the-nu...

[5040]

>Someone has run the numbers and figure out energy cost and total tonnage and figure out what makes sense to streamline.

Prices are dynamic though. Some things make sense to recycle today, but may not tomorrow, and some things may not make sense to recycle today, but may tomorrow.