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by the__alchemist 1725 days ago
I think of it more as a "non-organic trash". Ie easy to separate from food waste, and take out when full vice when stinky!
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Nitpick: technically, plastics are considered organic compounds.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_compound#Modern_classi...:

“The modern meaning of organic compound is any compound that contains a significant amount of carbon—even though many of the organic compounds known today have no connection to any substance found in living organisms. The term carbogenic has been proposed by E. J. Corey as a modern alternative to organic, but this neologism remains relatively obscure.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plastic:

“Plastics are a wide range of synthetic or semi-synthetic materials that use polymers as a main ingredient. Plastics are also considered organic materials, like wood, paper, or wool.”

You're right - good point! Confusing/wrong terminology on my part.