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		morio on June 17, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Asian countries take a stand against the rich worl... Most aluminum packaging has plastic liner. Which has to be burned away in most cases. Glass works if you bottle and reuse locally. Unfortunately infrastructure for this is long gone in the US.

yeahitslikethat on June 17, 2019 [–]

It burns away when the metal is melted. Not having glass recycling infrastructure supports p&t's point.

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