• altphoto@lemmy.today
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    4 hours ago

    Welcome.

    To plastic Island!

    Uuu! Is that?

    Why yes young lady, that is the legendary HDPE mountain!

    • ms.lane@lemmy.world
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      7 hours ago

      Alternatively, if we’re going to keep doing it (we will) - why can’t we just incinerate it like Japan?

      • Photonic@lemmy.world
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        6 hours ago

        Incineration, even in advanced plants like in Japan releases toxic fumes and is bad for people and environment. It also doesn’t address the issue of microplastics being released during the production and use of plastics. Let’s just stop it at the source.

  • pHr34kY@lemmy.world
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    5 hours ago

    Gee, I bet getting rid of the drinking straws fixed a lot. /s

    Plastic was never intended for single-use packaging.