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Re:U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation, ... by Shacklz on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:18PM (#28030093)
Aren't the plastic bags mainly a problem because they tend to end up in places where they don't belong at all, like oceans etc.? They can't really decompose or anything like that, they just shred to tiny little pieces that mess with animals (and ultimately also our) digestion, no?
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Re:U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation, ... by jounker on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:57PM (#28030477)
Yup. There are places where plastic bags accumulate. Once it was my doorstep. Every morning there were piles of plastic bags that were delivered to my house.

Just take a trip along any river or stream near a town and you’ll find them swimming by like lifeless jellyfish

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Re:U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation, ... by muskox2 on Sunday August 01, 2021 @05:57PM (#28030479)
And microplastics don't just mess with digestion, they're also theorized to be part of the reason fertility is dropping in humans over time.
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