Re:Plastic recycling remains a 'myth': Greenpeace study
by r3trohack3r on Monday October 24, 2022 @12:40PM
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These armchair comments always strike me wrong.
These are hard problems to solve. Plastic is used because it is useful. Today, for many applications, I'd be surprised if it wasn't more useful than any other material. Treating these problems as something that could just be solved if we agreed on a social contract (legislation) ignores the human effort that has to go into developing suitable alternatives. If you don't do that work, you will end up with negative externalities that may offset all wins you thought you'd get and result in further damage to our planet. Meaning well doesn't wash your hands of the damage decisions like this can do.
These are hard problems to solve. Plastic is used because it is useful. Today, for many applications, I'd be surprised if it wasn't more useful than any other material. Treating these problems as something that could just be solved if we agreed on a social contract (legislation) ignores the human effort that has to go into developing suitable alternatives. If you don't do that work, you will end up with negative externalities that may offset all wins you thought you'd get and result in further damage to our planet. Meaning well doesn't wash your hands of the damage decisions like this can do.