> Then i bet you plastic won’t look as competitive anymore…
They still will. For most things that we use plastics for, they have incredible material properties.
Adding a small cost of disposal to them won't change the equation.
They still will. For most things that we use plastics for, they have incredible material properties.
Adding a small cost of disposal to them won't change the equation.
Are there significant health downsides of microplastics?
I’m all for using plastic where it actually makes the product better. Like a silicone spatula for example, or in medical industry where plastics are used to keep needles, etc sterile.
Is society vastly better compared to 50 years ago? No not really, aside from improved vehicle safety and a few other tech improvements. Yet plastics were used SO much less back then. Maybe i’m missing something.
What we are left with is plastic. Cheap yes but also perhaps the least bad of the other things.
As long as we engage in rampant consumerism we will run into similar rampant consumerism issues no matter the materials used.
I'd only worry about the affect of a plastic restriction on food prices. But, again, it might be a blessing in disguise by steering people towards fresh produce and meat.