npub17n…qpjv5 on Nostr: "We use too much plastic. Microplastics are in everything. We need to do something ...
"We use too much plastic. Microplastics are in everything. We need to do something about the plastic."
All true. Except, we don't need to do anything about plastic, we just need to stop using fossil fuels. Virgin petrochemical plastic is cheap because it's a byproduct of refining fossil fuels. It's like discovering a market for empty banana peels, if you stop eating bananas, you won't have any more banana peels to sell. Without fossil fuels, plastics become a much rarer resource.
All true. Except, we don't need to do anything about plastic, we just need to stop using fossil fuels. Virgin petrochemical plastic is cheap because it's a byproduct of refining fossil fuels. It's like discovering a market for empty banana peels, if you stop eating bananas, you won't have any more banana peels to sell. Without fossil fuels, plastics become a much rarer resource.