(12-08-2020, 07:45 PM)Jags Wrote:

(12-08-2020, 05:55 PM)mikesez Wrote: They do get eaten by whales and sea turtles.  That's a big problem.
But that's not because we use too many of them.
That's because we litter.
If those things just end up in the landfill, no harm no foul.  Who cares if they take up space underground? Those petrochemicals were taking up space underground before we extracted them.
We had problems with poorly designed landfills in the 1970s, and a lot of old landfills were all filling up.
But now there are lots of new, much safer landfills with plenty of room.
Plastic in landfills is way way way down the list of environmental concerns.

Ugh.   Don’t try to bombard the sideline with your antics, man.  -1 for you!  What? Did you think you’d come over here to raise your rep? Haha.

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It is impossible to be accepted with truthful testimony by those who believe lies.

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Polyethylene does not leech toxins into groundwater.

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