Posted on 01/22/2020 4:54:03 PM PST by yesthatjallen
This is the year that people all over the world demand meaningful action on the plastic pollution crisis. Millions have been inspired to act by the devastating impacts to our oceans and the marine animals in them. The heartbreaking video of a turtle with a straw stuck in its nose, the growing awareness of the garbage patches, and the imagery of beaches covered in plastic have shown us that we should not rely on this dangerous material that pollutes our environment forever.
But the answer is not for corporations or governments to simply ban plastic straws or bags and walk away from the problem. The solution is dismantling our throwaway culture and ending our reliance on single-use plastics altogether, and in the process striking a massive blow to the fossil fuel industry.
In 2018, Starbucks announced that it was getting rid of plastic straws for many of its drinks and transitioning to a new lid that does not require a straw. Unfortunately, the new lid is not recyclable in most locations across the country and it actually contains more plastic than the previous lid and straws did combined. Other companies like McDonald’s are starting to swap out throwaway plastic for throwaway paper straws, ignoring the potential for increased deforestation as a result. There is no way the planet can sustain additional demand from companies attempting to substitute their single-use plastic packaging with paper or cardboard.
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The momentum is on! Millions of true believers are ready to take up the cause!
Yes single use plastics like IV lines and other medical plastics. Ban them all.
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Plastics are made from petroleum. Transforming plastic waste into fuel or some other compound is an engineering task.
Obviously intended for India and china
“There is no way the planet can sustain additional demand from companies attempting to substitute their single-use plastic packaging with paper or cardboard.”
And bra straps, garters, underwear, toenail clippings,...
...32 ounce soft drinks, and Blooming Onions at Outback.
“We’re the government, and we’re here to help...” (as if)
Catalytic pyrolysis will yield a usable oil. You can even used a mixed stream of plastic. Halogenated plastics aren't very good for this, but most waste would be. The process was understood in the 1980s.
I’m going to learn how to make plastic just so I can litter with it.
This drives me crazy, I can’t wait to see how health problems go through the roof because nothing is stored or sold in proper hygienic containers.
nancy pelosi is facing trouble with this one...
None of that makes economic sense.
Oh, the stupid. It burns!
[[[[This drives me crazy, I can’t wait to see how health problems go through the roof because nothing is stored or sold in proper hygienic containers.]]]]
We have a winner.
Even if you buy into the general arguments presented here.. please explain to me how plastics are more harmful to poor communities than other ones?
Smug, self-righteous author
Including condoms?
The result of banning paper bags 30 years ago.
I am so cheap that I use my single-use plastic utensils until they break. They wash up just like a metal fork, knife, and spoon does.
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