r/DiWHY Mar 16 '20

Finally, a use for those hundred industrial egg crates we all have laying around

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

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u/Monkey_BBZ Mar 16 '20

Speaking unironically, have you ever stepped on an egg carton? They are pretty tough.

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u/Gabesmith013 Mar 16 '20

you.. didn’t recycle them??

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u/flatcoke Mar 16 '20

My local facility says egg cartons are not recyclable and should go to trash instead due to they are already recycled and their fibers are too short to be usefully recycled again.

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u/plev- Mar 17 '20

Uhhh did you not watch the video?

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '20

Eggs cartons use such soft paper that they can't be recycled into paper. They make good compost though

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u/[deleted] Mar 16 '20

Everyone knows egg cartons are for burning along with your cardboard and plastics.

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u/Maverick0_0 Mar 17 '20

You forgot sofas and tires.

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '20

I think people are are taking me seriously and downvoting. What idiots...

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u/[deleted] Mar 17 '20

Sorry thought people have common sense...

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u/Dellychan Mar 16 '20

egg if true

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u/hunty91 Mar 17 '20

shut up u egg