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ulrikrasmussentoday at 7:42 AM1 replyview on HN

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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vanviegentoday at 7:54 AM

No, that's because pizza boxes are contaminated with fat. That messes up the paper recycling process. Water is fine.

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