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Re:Coca-Cola increased plastic use ahead of COP27 summit it ... by happyopossum on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @03:44PM (#33441880)
> Why would we? When you turn on the light, or drive in your car, are you thinking "hmm, they burned some plastic, let me drive extra"? No, the only signal you use is the cost of the product.

If burning plastic for electricity becomes even remotely common, it will impact the price of gas, and the price of gas is historically correlated to miles driven.

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Re:Coca-Cola increased plastic use ahead of COP27 summit it ... by ars on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @04:01PM (#33442132)
It is common in Sweden - they burn all their plastic, and actually buy more plastic from their neighbors to burn.

Is the price of gas there significantly different from their neighbors?

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Re:Coca-Cola increased plastic use ahead of COP27 summit it ... by jrmg on Wednesday November 02, 2022 @05:12PM (#33442996)
Presumably it is reducing the demand for other fuel sources and making them cheaper on a global level. So gas isn’t cheaper in Sweden, it’s cheaper everywhere.
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