Should we ban plastic completely?

[great lover]

Should we ban plastic completely?

 

[thør]

Sure, but it will be difficult to live without.

 

[SissySalina]

Lets ban plastic, wood and metal.
Then all you have to worry about is thrown rocks.

 

[adrina]

Single use plastics yes. Superfluous plastic packaging yes.

 

[shewantsmore]

Back in the day everything was either glass or cardboard.

 

[Klinkster]

Which is better for the environment?
Reusable glass bottles, for beer & soft drinks, like were used in the past......or......single use plastic bottles?

 

[badbabysitter]

Which is better for the environment?
Reusable glass bottles, for beer & soft drinks, like were used in the past......or......single use plastic bottles?

Single use plastic is cheaper to produce

Its a rwcy quandry... going back to the " good ole days" means cutting your profits

 

[nowisthetime]

No, it's a resilient material and impacts much of our lives.

 

[Dribble]

I do think some plastics we can do without. But how would we safety seal things?

 

[Bas_van_Fraassen]

Not completely, no. But if single use plastics are legitimately desirable for whatever use case, they should be made genuinely biodegradable. Nontoxic, and disintegrate 30-60 days after use, and under normal circumstances.

 

[Klinkster]

You didn’t answer the question.

I did not ask about cost.

Single use plastic is cheaper to produce

Its a rwcy quandry... going back to the " good ole days" means cutting your profits

 

[SissySalina]

Glass, it does appear naturally so the earth will accept it, plastic is totally made by humans and the earth will not accept it.

 

[DroolinFool]

Glass, it does appear naturally so the earth will accept it, plastic is totally made by humans and the earth will not accept it.

Glass is an amorphous solid. Different properties and not substitutes. Can't perform the same jobs. Can't get rid of plastics. Just wishful thinking.

 

[dp4shelly]

Complex problem

Mankind has taken a journey with many twists and turns that have lead down a path that is very unnatural. The world is now addicted to plastic and a lot of other horrible things. But the withdrawal would lead to other unintended consequences.

I much prefer glass over plastic but on a global basis shipping products that are packaged in glass takes a great deal more fuel. Glass is much heavier than plastic.

So, banning plastic would only address a symptom of a much worse disease. Facing the reality of what is really going on would be the first meaningful step to seeing an end to the horrific mess that humans have created.

 

[bellisarius]

Plastic isn't going to be going away anytime soon.

Just an observation. Why did plastic grocery bags come about? Why we were going to "save the trees" and by extension the planet. Now we're talking about doing away with plastic. Why? To "save the planet."

My city outlawed the plastic grocery bags last year and the law took effect Jan.1. Their reason was to "clean up the city" because of all the plastic bags blowing around in the street. And the truth be told they were a pain in the ass. But he we are two months in and what's blowing around on the street now? You guessed it, paper grocery bags. To be sure, not as many but we're only two months in now.

 

[dp4shelly]

We all share some guilt in this...

When I was a girl I used the neck of a nice glass wine bottle as a very effective dildo. I would fill it with warm water first to get it to body temp. And clean up was so easy. Now I have a whole drawer full of expensive plastic toys that need batteries. Ah, the good old days. Next thing you know they will ban the dildos and then look out because you are going to have a whole planet filled with cranky women.

 

[Ziggins]

The chemicals of plastics were waste of oil refining until the oil industry found a way to sell them and make their disposal someone else's problem. Petrochemical plastics are here to stay until the end of the oil industry, and then we may still have some bioplastics made from plant oils. Meanwhile, bacteria are evolving to eat plastic.

 

[dicknjane]

No we just need to stop the fools errand of recycling them. We should find ways to minimize the waste stream of plastics but they re cheap and useful. The best way to deal with the waste stream is incineration to generate power to charge all the electric car of the fools who's cars wouldn't exist with out plastics.

The only reason the oceans are filled with plastic shopping bags is because the whack job green movement types insisted we stop using paper bags which were a green and renewable resource in the first place.

 

[Kantarii]

Should we ban plastic completely?

Short answer: No.

The world would be a better place if everyone thought of plastic in the terms of recycle or reuse instead of it being one time use and disposable. But, then again, I blame that on the Democrats’ education system.

 

[phrodeau]

Be responsible with your plastics. Reuse, recycle, repurpose and properly dispose. Take care with food preparation.

https://www.foodnetwork.com/healthy...-to-know-about-using-plastic-in-the-microwave

 

[trysail]

Not completely, no. But if single use plastics are legitimately desirable for whatever use case, they should be made genuinely biodegradable. Nontoxic, and disintegrate 30-60 days after use, and under normal circumstances.

^^^
Dumber than a box of rocks.



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Pandemic Deals Blow To Plastic Bag Bans, Plastic Reduction

By Gillian Flaccus
Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shoppers bring reusable bags or pay a small fee as the movement to eliminate single-use plastics took hold in mainstream America.

What a difference a pandemic makes.

In a matter of days, hard-won bans to reduce the use of plastics — and particularly plastic shopping sacks — across the U.S. have come under fire amid worries about the virus clinging to reusable bags, cups and straws.

Governors in Massachusetts and Illinois have banned or strongly discouraged the use of reusable grocery bags. Oregon suspended its brand-new ban on plastic bags this week, and cities from Bellingham, Washington, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, have announced a hiatus on plastic bag bans as the coronavirus rages.


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[rae121452]

*yes*

 

[phrodeau]

^^^
Dumber than a box of rocks.



https://storage.googleapis.com/afs-prod/media/e8f09a15cfea4b378d8f96cae5d96e55/1000.jpeg

Pandemic Deals Blow To Plastic Bag Bans, Plastic Reduction

By Gillian Flaccus
Associated Press

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Just weeks ago, cities and even states across the U.S. were busy banning straws, limiting takeout containers and mandating that shoppers bring reusable bags or pay a small fee as the movement to eliminate single-use plastics took hold in mainstream America.

What a difference a pandemic makes.

In a matter of days, hard-won bans to reduce the use of plastics — and particularly plastic shopping sacks — across the U.S. have come under fire amid worries about the virus clinging to reusable bags, cups and straws.

Governors in Massachusetts and Illinois have banned or strongly discouraged the use of reusable grocery bags. Oregon suspended its brand-new ban on plastic bags this week, and cities from Bellingham, Washington, to Albuquerque, New Mexico, have announced a hiatus on plastic bag bans as the coronavirus rages.


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I see a refillable plastic pump bottle, a plastic document holder that’s easy to change and reuse, a recyclable container for wipes, and a stack of reusable shopping baskets. Well done.

 

[Rightguide]

Should we ban plastic completely?

Not to worry. After oil production is outlawed by the Green New Deal nothing of any convenience, including plastic, will be produced. We can go back to 16th Century living. You can hunt deer until they disappear. Your wife can relearn the use of flint and steel, and how to chew buckskin to make your moccasins.

 

[Lancecastor19]

Should we ban plastic completely?

I saw the post before it was removed and she didn't look underage to me, either.