Reycling Plastic from the Inside Out

Re:Reycling Plastic from the Inside Out by ahje on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @04:29AM (#19847523)

Remember, that plastic is not just cheaper -- it's also often lighter. We could do a lot of stuff with metal, wood or good old granite, but emissions from manufacturing transporting all those heavier goods would spike and we don't want that as long as manufacturing and transporting are dependent on fossil fuels.

Plastic is fine. It has it's uses, and we won't get rid of it anytime soon. We need to get rid of the bulk of the one-time use stuff though, and focus on re-usable items if we want to change something.

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Re:Reycling Plastic from the Inside Out by ehnto on Tuesday May 07, 2019 @05:05AM (#19847681)

I agree, your last paragraph is how I feel about the situation summed up. It is an excellent material, but we waste it on single use expendable items that we could really do without.

I do want to add though that if we had greener transport, then heavier items wouldn't be that big of a deal. So if we are playing the long game, that would almost be a good incentive for transport and industry to be more efficient in the long run.

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