Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape
by morsch on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @02:26AM
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We've produced 6-8 billion tons of plastic/plastic waste and its bulk density is much lower than water
https://ourworldindata.org/grapher/global-plastics-productio...
All the plastic ever produced could be stuffed back into one medium size coal mine. There are thousands of such mines and they are already ecologically disruptive.
It's a large amount when you think about the logistics to move it around the world, but a small amount compared to the total amount of stuff we take out of the earth.