I agree with you that most of the world thrives off greed and that it would be hard to get them to change their ways. The only way this will change is if we (collectively) demand it. We must make people aware that plastics are a real threat to our continued existence, simply that we can not live on a plastic planet. They have tried to hide this information from us. They will try to tell you that it is innocuous, when it is not. Others will aver that when the oil runs out, so will the plastics; not true, we can turn cellulose (wood fiber) and natural gas into plastic. We need awareness in the public domain. Write to your elected officials and to corporate food and beverage producers. Remember that every email is regarded as 1,000 votes or consumers. Bring the issue up at school or work.
The problem with glass is that it is expensive to manufacture, transport and recycle, and most glass is fragile. I agree that we should keep some food and beverages in glass, but what we really need are new reusable, long-lasting and recyclable containers. Although these would be expensive to produce, they would pay for themselves many times over, over their life-span. We will need to find an innovative solution to initially finance them. My suggestion is to use a library-like system to control their usage.
Is it normal we should kill people who dont recycle?
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I agree with you that most of the world thrives off greed and that it would be hard to get them to change their ways. The only way this will change is if we (collectively) demand it. We must make people aware that plastics are a real threat to our continued existence, simply that we can not live on a plastic planet. They have tried to hide this information from us. They will try to tell you that it is innocuous, when it is not. Others will aver that when the oil runs out, so will the plastics; not true, we can turn cellulose (wood fiber) and natural gas into plastic. We need awareness in the public domain. Write to your elected officials and to corporate food and beverage producers. Remember that every email is regarded as 1,000 votes or consumers. Bring the issue up at school or work.
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The problem with glass is that it is expensive to manufacture, transport and recycle, and most glass is fragile. I agree that we should keep some food and beverages in glass, but what we really need are new reusable, long-lasting and recyclable containers. Although these would be expensive to produce, they would pay for themselves many times over, over their life-span. We will need to find an innovative solution to initially finance them. My suggestion is to use a library-like system to control their usage.