Posted by alexscariesThis is very likely because plastic can turn into micro particles that we can't see.. it is a shame really how we can't find an effective solution to fix the mess we made to our planet 🤦🏻♀️Posted by TxOgal
Eventhough my project is for creating a circular economy for plastic, finding ways to reuse plastic bags that aren't being recycled and ending up poisoning soil, water and animals, I wish that we encourage alternatives for plastic and stop the production and use of plastic bags like they were never invented in the first place.
It shocks me how we were more thoughtful of the planet in the old days, having water and milk in glass containers (which is way healthier than any other material). It is really up to the packaging of consumer goods, if factories and companies start by that, I believe it will have a huge impact. We need to normalize the use of earth-friendly materials.
Here's another shocker I recently learnt very few places can recycle Tetrapak cartons. There was a film I think it was Mondovino about a French Vineyard who imported lots of rubbish to fertilise the soil - things like egg shells and rotten veg are really good, what they found is there was lots of plastic in it which actually made it worse.click to expand
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