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thehourglasses t1_ixa4ivi wrote

Oh sick, more microplastics.

Here’s an idea:

#ban plastic for everything that isn’t medical or non-single serving food related

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whichonespink04 t1_ixdb11t wrote

Wait, how does this INCREASE microplastic abundance? Wouldn't it at the very worst keep abundance the same? I presume that ocean plastic is a big source of microplastics because they're created as the plastics in the water are slowly degraded; if so, removing it from the water should decrease microplastic abundance at least for now, producing a depot for it at the worst case scenario. By supplying needs with recycled plastic, it would reduce new plastic creation. Am I missing something here?

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