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  • Tremble@sh.itjust.works
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    10 months ago

    What is the carbon footprint of me covering my roast chicken in fucking aluminum foil and then throwing the foil away because it has grease on it and can no longer be recycled

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      10 months ago

      has grease on it and can no longer be recycled

      You’re thinking of cardboard. They melt Al scraps down at like 1300°c and any organics burn off or are removed as slag. So go ahead and chuck your greasy tinfoil in the recycle bin.

      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Like the OP, my county changed it’s rule and said do not put aluminum foil in recycling if it has any food residue on it.

        Check your county recycling. You might be surprised what has changed.

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          10 months ago

          Ok fine, I roast the chicken on 350 for 45 minutes then 425 for 45 minutes then if I am feeling fancy put tin foil on the roasting pot and cover for 15 minutes, but usually I skip the tin foil and throw in already cooked potatoes carrots garlic onions etc

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      10 months ago

      Only if the grease is super baked on, I don’t know how you roast your chickens but when I do the foil is fine to recycle

      • Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        Check your county recycling for updates. My county recently changed to don’t recycle aluminum foil if it touched food.

        Doesn’t make sense to me but that’s their new rule.

    • mindlight@lemm.ee
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      10 months ago

      Of course it’s possible recycle aluminum covered in grease. It has to be cleaned before recycling though. Incineration is often used for getting rid of the plastic layer in soda cans and it’s possible to use the same method for fat too.