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Re:Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than c... by nostromo on Wednesday February 10, 2021 @08:30PM (#26097178)
> the alternative (chucking it in a landfill) is worse

Why is that worse?

Plastic is made out of oil. It belongs in the ground.

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Re:Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger than c... by loyukfai on Thursday February 11, 2021 @04:18AM (#26099699)
So if the rate we produce new plastic is slower or the same as decomposition, than it will be a lesser problem than its today?
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