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How much each change to the atmosphere has warmed the world: IPCC AR6 Figure 2 - Thee bar charts: first chart: how much each gas has warmed the world. About 1C of total warming. Second chart: about 1.5C of total warming from well-mixed greenhouse gases, offset by 0.4C of cooling from aerosols and negligible influence from changes to solar output, volcanoes, and internal variability. Third chart: about 1.25C of warming from CO2, 0.5C from methane, and a bunch more in small quantities from other gases. About 0.5C of cooling with large error bars from SO2.

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Global plastic recycling rates 'stagnant' at under 10%: study (www.canadianaffairs.news)
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[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Ugh, don't get me started on how shitty my local plastic recycling is. I would probably use it more if I didn't have to purchase a bin for it each time. At first I was like, okay whatever I just have to buy one bin, but no they throw the whole thing in the back of the truck, which is why we can't use a cardboard box.

Who comes up with this shit??

[–] Enkers@sh.itjust.works 10 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

Wtf? We get city provided bins that get picked up bi-weekly. Is this not the norm?

Having to buy a new bin for each load is absolutely wild.

[–] faythofdragons@slrpnk.net 4 points 1 day ago

They provide three bins, one for glass, one for paper, and one for aluminum. I reuse glass, compost paper, and aluminum gets sold for scrap value, so I get very little use out of my recycling service. I cannot use one of the unused bins for plastic recycling either, I tried.

I hate it so much. It's an absolute mockery of environmentalism.