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injiduptoday at 7:34 AM2 repliesview on HN

Soggy is not a problem.Recycling paper involves wetting it to loose the fibres and then reforming it. It's how paper is made.


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bluescrntoday at 7:58 AM

> Soggy is not a problem.

It is when you're trying to suck a thick milkshake through one, though...

ulrikrasmussentoday at 7:42 AM

But usually paper and cardboard that has been in contact with food is not recyclable because it contaminates the batch. That's why pizza boxes also cannot go into the cardboard/paper fraction.

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