Re:The campaign against plastic is harming the planet and th...
by kevin_b_er on Tuesday September 29, 2020 @12:26PM
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Says nothing of the tradegy of the commons. Uses the excuse that plastics recycling didn't actually recycle as a justification to not produce plastic waste in the first place.
That the plastics industry lied and deceived the public that plastics weren't being turned into environmental waste is not the justification for continuing to put plastic into the environment.
The author then begins a political attack by calling all regulation elitist and framing them as puritan.
The author describes no solution other than removal of all regulations. This results in the tragedy of the commons and why our waters are filled with plastic particles.
But it does make some rich people richer when they can continue to manufacture and sell cheap disposable garbage.
That the plastics industry lied and deceived the public that plastics weren't being turned into environmental waste is not the justification for continuing to put plastic into the environment.
The author then begins a political attack by calling all regulation elitist and framing them as puritan.
The author describes no solution other than removal of all regulations. This results in the tragedy of the commons and why our waters are filled with plastic particles.
But it does make some rich people richer when they can continue to manufacture and sell cheap disposable garbage.