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To: Harmless Teddy Bear
Plastic is made from oil. Oil has been leaking into the ocean for millions of years. Where there is a natural pollutant there is a natural clean up system.

This is a bit Pollyanna. There may be a natural organism (maybe this fungus) that will break down plastics. Plastics are NOT molecularly the same as oil. Over 1 million metric tons of plastics are produced daily. Every complex species on the planet has micro-plastics trapped in its liver, including those in the deepest ocean.

I think plastics pollution is a great threat to the ecology of the planet. This is easily solvable. There are other materials that will do the job of plastics in nearly every instance. They're just more expensive.

We should still use plastic, but only when there is a recycle/recovery plan for the article.

Atomic bombs are made from Cobalt. Cobalt can be found in the ground all over the planet and even in dinnerware. Atomic bombs must be as safe as mothers-milk.....

55 posted on 06/13/2024 5:59:25 AM PDT by Damifino (The true measure of a man is found in what he would do if he knew no one would ever find out.)
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To: Damifino
Wow.

You took what I said, twisted it, added parts I never said and then produced a strawman to argue with on an entirely different topic.

Cathy Newman is that you?

57 posted on 06/13/2024 9:30:51 AM PDT by Harmless Teddy Bear ( Roses are red, Violets are blue, I love being on the government watch list, along with all of you.)
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