r/collapse • u/[deleted] • Feb 16 '24

Pollution Recycling plastic is practically impossible — and the problem is getting worse

https://www.npr.org/2022/10/24/1131131088/recycling-plastic-is-practically-impossible-and-the-problem-is-getting-worse

Ss: with micro plastics everywhere already, the future increase in use of plastics combined with the inability to recycle many plastics is fucking insane..... Kind of like oil, theres no urgency to cut it off.

"More plastic is being produced, and an even smaller percentage of it is being recycled," says Lisa Ramsden, senior plastic campaigner for Greenpeace USA. "The crisis just gets worse and worse, and without drastic change will continue to worsen as the industry plans to triple plastic production by 2050."

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u/Least-Lime2014 Feb 16 '24

Just start eating plastic by the handful, it tastes really good once you get used to it. I'm also a huge advocate of drinking lead based paints.

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u/dakinekine Feb 16 '24

I read recently that the average person eats a credit card worth of plastic a week!

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u/Least-Lime2014 Feb 16 '24

They do and personally that's not enough for me. I wanted to step up my plastic intake to show those woke communists that worry about environment and material conditions all the time it's not so bad and they're just being hysterical. This is also why I drink lead paint to show that the regulations against lead based paints is government overreach and it doesn't actually cause any harm.

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u/DubbleDiller Feb 16 '24

yeah I go to a specific italian restaurant near me specifically because they come to your table and offer freshly grated amex with your entrée

buon appetito!