Microplastics are the new global warming. Something that scares everyone for which they’ll have to impose draconian enviromental regulations to counter. And since plastics are made from oil guess what that means?
Plastics in an of themselves are not a problem, just certain plastics and mostly packaging materials (see my username).
Many plastics can be made biodegradable.
Nylons for instance are a bit similar to proteins and will gradually be degraded by bacteria. (Don’t bury your Glock without putting it in a box.)
Silicone elastomers can also be attacked by soil bacteria.
Problem is such plastics are usually more expensive.
“Some people are made of plastic, some people are made of wood, some people have hearts of stone, some people are up to no good” whatcha see is whatcha get, the dramatics,1973. listen to the lyrics and compare them to the democrat party.