Curing Our Plastic Problem

Plastic is both a super product and an ecological nightmare. It's cheap, durable and won't rot, which means it's great for shopping bags and fast food, but also means it sticks around for hundreds of years.
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[@invaderzimie]

Makes biodegradable container Then puts plastic shrink wrap all over it ...

[@baidggg]

Thai logic...

[@sugercane7213]

Similer thing in india. Dude makes edible spoon to cut plastic then wraps it in plastic.

[@janiecechan2078]

It's still a step up from shrink wrapping plastic containers is more plastic.

[@trunguc2019]

Well the volume of plastic used is only a fraction of the original isn't it?

[@RangKlos]

welcome to real world. without pretty shrink wrap label no one would buy the damn thing.

[@MikeGilroyMusic]

I just walked the perimeter of the lake in my backyard. I picked up all the plastic and styrofoam I could find. I do it about once a month and it is amazing how much acccumulates from month to month. If you are bored or have time, it makes you feel better. Thanks for reading.

[@poodledoodlequilter6479]

Thank you every little bit helps when I walk I pick up trash

[@howdyfrommars9410]

Right on. I pick up trash in my neighborhood every other day to 2 days. It makes me feel better that im contributing buts frustrating how often so many ppl just don't care/don't understand what their doing to the enviorment. Im looking into local Enviormental orgs in my town i advise you all do the same if you have time. Start locally with everything.

[@fightttttt]

I do it too not nearly as much I use to even use silpat instead of alumium foil to help slow down the waste and drain on metals, but these days im caring less and less

[@austinbartose6527]

Ladida. No need to pay you on the back, you seem to have that under control

[@ericramos1916]

I like to too, but where does that trash go? To landfills? I do it, but end up feeling like I’m not doing anything as it will probably end up in a landfill in some foreign country.

[@albertosg471]

The solutions are there... But companies and goverments don’t really seem interested in applying them. It’s more expensive, yes, but goverments could subsidice the costs in order to incentivate the markets. They just don’t want to.

[@wolf-man-bear-pig-torque]

I think they would have to be mandated instead of subsidies. There are many companies and people who won't change and will cut costs whenever possible, unless they were forced to.

[@sugercane7213]

Take a look at your country's bank account and say that again.

[@Th3_Gael]

@@sugercane7213 came here to say exactly that. How popular is that tax gonna be

[@sugercane7213]

@@Th3_Gael Put up tax, and buy plat for canada. Then put tax up again. If you ever need more cash, just remember, TAX

[@sugercane7213]

@@theoonyoutube I would love to disagree.

[@duncle322]

As some wise man said: “The most dangerous enemy of human kind is humans”

[@JavenarchX]

Need less humans...

[@rosianivictal4443]

But also its savior. Our world is dual and Always will be. For us to see the light, we need the shadow. :)

[@JawzPlayzYT]

Rosiani victal for us to get out of the shadow we need to see the light

[@professoremerald3510]

Convenience...is taught by society....enabled by the world it lives in...with plastic...comes opioid addiction from injuries...the next evolution of cell phone...the latest album franchise and block buster brimming the next box office profit ...trade...

[@DCtheGod]

Duncle wow dude that’s so deep, are you like 14?

[@johandavid9774]

3:15 Packing aluminum cans?? wtf??

[@FreePalestine8096]

Isn't aluminum recyclable?

[@burrito-town]

@@FreePalestine8096 Yes, aluminum cans are recyclable. But the point is that the can is all you need. It's enormously wasteful to put an individual aluminum can inside another piece of packaging and then shrink wrap a plastic label onto the packaging. Just give the can straight to consumers. The extra packaging and plastic shrink wrap is unnecessary.

[@one234569and10]

I think the "egg" shape around it protect it like insulation. Not sure.

[@r3dp1ll]

@@one234569and10 this or simply a container to drink your can

[@weydson]

It has to serve some function, a company wouldn't just add another extra layer of cost if it didn't.. The question is, what purpose does that serve?

[@ideoformsun5806]

Reimagine Rethink, Refuse, Repair, Reuse, Reduce, Recycle, Recreate, Replace with reusable solutions. Rejoice! Represent!

[@fuego3974]

SmaCk You d1cK Plastic appears because china keeps producing it. Hahaha idiot

[@ideoformsun5806]

SmaCk You d1cK There used to be this slogan that we saw on advertising: "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" I just added a few items to it. You are right in that it is oversimplifying things.

[@5people829]

SmaCk You d1cK the thing is they were taking it for cash they weren’t just helping out for no reason

[@5people829]

SmaCk You d1cK besides it was the government choice to accept the trash or not so the government is also to blame

[@fuego3974]

SmaCk You d1cK Bro china is the one thats producing it. Now you’re blaming americans and europeans? I really want to kill chinese people. Zipper heads.

[@IshtiHD]

This is going to end up like Wall-E 😖😣😩😫

[@eugeneson0108]

pretty much. but why not build large buildings or dig deep onto the ground make concrete or even better titanium walls(very thin, won't use as much titanium than you think) dump all the crunched plastics inside stack em up and feed micro organisms that feed on plastic. sounds crazy I know but trust me it'll work. basically landfills but with metal walls to prevent chemicals or debris seeping into the ground.

[@thetimewalrus7424]

@@eugeneson0108 why titanium why not use steal or concrete

[@eugeneson0108]

@MsSunhappy really? not that I don't believe you I'm just interested to see how that is implemented in real life. I am just curious. I wonder you know. happy to see some links if you have any. thx

[@robertlee8805]

I just was thinking about Wall-E.

[@bradebronson8835]

People already glued to their smartphones. Just like the humans in Wall E. Sooner than later.

[@MARILYNANDERSON88]

My family worked at Corning glass in the 1950s: when my father saw plastic dishes on our dining table he fell to his knees and cried.

[@h007tan6]

Why not make companies that make plastic be responsible for clearing it too

[@BobtheBodybuilder236]

H007 Tan That would raise the price of the Product immensely. For example if oil companies where to accommodate for all their pollution normal gas price would rise to about 5 euro per Liter instead of 1 - 2 euros

[@h007tan6]

I understand the price would go up immensely but maybe we should try step by step and start of with plastic for about a few months and see how things go? I would say doing this would greatly increase awareness of the usage and cost of handling the plastic.

[@h007tan6]

Implementing this would no doubt have advantages and disadvantages. Implementing this might go both ways. I might cause companies to close down due to the reduce use in plastics which can cause many to lose their jobs. I might also cause more recycling stations to be built thus increasing more job opportunities. However if we were to push for a better environment, trying something like this for a few months may not be so bad even though I know many laws and rules would have to be in place and something like this done is definitely not gonna be easy

[@anirudhsharma8404]

The problem has never been finding substitutes of plastics. The main problem has always been finding something, some product, some material which can be as feasible and as quickly produced as plastic. The biodegradable glasses and cutlery have been with us for years but the only reason they haven't been even near the total usage of plastic that they are twice or thrice as expensive which is a bigger concern for developing nations.

[@stacyhackney6100]

I would like an earth friendly, affordable solution for this problem, for all the world, in my lifetime.

[@invsink2896]

are you from hackney aswell

[@eugeneson0108]

I have one. Cogon Grass is a big problem in America. Invasive Grass species. Cut it and use it as pulp. grows very fast so if grown in vertical farms we can have 100% biodegradable pulp/paper packaging ahd more.

[@stacyhackney6100]

@@eugeneson0108 Sounds interesting, thank you. I'll Google it.

[@aaron___6014]

It's called a landfill.

[@dalopphtty8580]

I think it should be turned in to a world wide pipeline to always have access to water in places that doesn't have access and by that using the energy of flow to generate more energy. I would like some feedback to all my ideas and not have to keep doing this game where I know I'm being heard but I'm stuck doing nothing and starting to resent every day I'm getting very pissed being that it's coming off ass a disrespect to me for all my efforts

[@BirdTurdMemes]

There’s a few things you can do to reduce you’re single plastic use by 40%ish 1. Metal water bottle (don’t forget to wash it) 2. Mesh bag 3. Re-useable coffee cup 4. Plastic lunch containers

[@siddhartha36952]

Reusable straws too! Jacksfilms just introduced his. Epic

[@mr.adam.]

Where I live we sort paper, plastic, metal and food. Everything gets recycled. I hope that in the future more people get the chance to recycle or stop using plastic.

[@alcatraz8623]

All governments should invest into these ideas.

[@AK-gt8zy]

Grind it all up, mix it with cement, use it for construction?

[@soy_red]

100%

[@nhahantruong4332]

I thought of sth like that a few years ago😂 and why not

[@abstractexchange5057]

yeah, problem, but not main. The main problem is that, why these plastics are wasted and freely walked anywhere, in ocean, rivers. we need to apply discipline. If collect plastics to utilize, then no problem.

[@ideoformsun5806]

We have only had plastics maybe for 100 years. Somehow everyone on the planet did just fine without it for many thousands of years. I'm sure we can ask our grandparents how they managed so well. Bottles were made so sturdy that they could be reused hundreds of times. I like to use cute glass containers with glass lids that my grandmother had, to store food in the refrigerator and freezer. Glass canning jars work fine in the freezer, too. Just leave a small gap for expansion. And fast food, and butcher items, used to come wrapped in wax paper. Fresh foods used to be displayed in baskets, and looks so much better than sealed in plastic. If you cook from scratch, your main ingredients already have their own packaging, or need minimal packaging, like oranges and potatoes. It's processed foods that hide what their product looks like behind nice photos of what it might look like if you had a professional taking the pictures. Processed food is old food dyed to look fresh, and sprayed with chemicals to make them smell fresh, and with added appetite stimulant chemicals to make them addicting. Then they take photos of home cooked meals and put that on a box. You never see what you are actually buying until you get it home and unwrap it. If you took the packaging away, most processed foods would look worse than fresh ingredients by far. Including sodas.

[@rea8585]

There will always be people who truly care about the environment and will have no problem paying the higher price. But that is a small percentage. We have solutions which are not cheap nor convenient, well, most people will take the easiest way out. The easier it is for people to make the right choice, the more they will make it, but so far plastic is way more accessible than eco-friendly solutions.

[@agisler87]

You can't make the right choice when you're living in poverty. The wealth of the West is what allows us to have these conversations. And we shouldn't punish developing countries for plastic and fossil use or we will end up harming far more people.

[@raymondqiu8202]

The solution we are looking for is more funding into science and ways to build cheaper biodegradable materials for use in packaging. And more scientific discoveries into degrading plastic that exists. Sadly there aren't many scientists that do this or don't have much funding

[@DBT1007]

Move to bioplastic. And while we're researching a strong and more durable bioplastic, we need to clean up the plastics

[@shitlordflytrap1078]

That's the idea.

[@henrysaka6402]

Love this vídeo from Brazil ❤

[@damionrichter]

Remnants of human civilization scattered across the universe when its all said and done this is our legacy.

[@jays5926]

Well I hid a penny in my backyard and One day somebody is gonna find it so

[@tman5926]

This a Small step in the Right direction. . . so sad that its too late. . .

[@adambartice542]

Tegan Naidoo epic

[@tessiof]

3:20 "let's wrap our biodegradable and environmentally conscious plastic alternative with.. PLASTIC!"

[@matteodesimio9450]

Analyze the quality of the reportage, the word "curing" would not be used in this case.

[@Vnifit]

I'm sure what was meant was "this is the end goal (the cure), here are some companies that are bringing us closer to it". Not "these companies are the definitive cure to our plastic problem".

[@iair-conditiontheoutsideai3076]

That's why it's fake news

[@tams805]

"Curing", not "The cure (s)". There's a significant difference; the former is indefinite and the latter is definite.

[@forrestl5597]

@@tams805 like "curing" your buds

[@whyno713]

One of the benefits of living with a so called "Big nanny" state of California is that we take our environmental stewardship beyond serious and crack the whip down hard. If you're caught not recycling, well I've seen first hand some embarrassing encounters. Heh, next "green-shaming" is gonna be a thing 😜😵

[@givanza1188]

We need to reduce the amount of plastic we use. Everyone should start using paper bags or reusable bags.

[@nicholas11121]

In Canada, we announced in 2-3 years all single use plastic will be banned.

[@tirthshah1580]

You should cover India's historic move to end single-use consumption by 2022 and their innovation of using plastic to make roads.

[@alexwilliams4022]

Here's a few ideas for getting rid of our trash. If we use Critical Thinking we can solve this issue I think. 1. Lasers- vaporization 2. Acids- really strong ones can even dissolve metals 3. Geothermal disposal- tube dug to heat layers, waste could de dumped 4. Container volcano disposal- metal container could sink into lava/magma before melting/burnup of waste? 5. Underground nuclear/thermobaric/napalm explosions- vaporization 6. Solar tower heating- sunlight beam from tower or satellite could fry waste? 7. Collision vaporization- metal cone-shaped container could be shot into wall at extreme speeds, vaporization? 8. Suborbital capsule reentry- metal container could be shot up on a rocket and reenter atmosphere, burning up? 9. Deep ocean vaporization- submarine hulls/ships/giant containers with waste and a small nuclear bomb could be sunk a mile deep offshore and bomb detonated, vaporization? Or metal containers could be taken out to sea, sunk to bottom, a nuke lowered and detonated to vaporize waste? 10. Nuclear fusion reactors- really hot, a metal container could be put in a vacuum chamber above to equalize pressure, then dropped into plasma (Tokamak design) and vaporized? Temporary Storage Ideas 11. Containers- metal canisters could be put In yards or underground tunnels? 12. Better toxic waste barell- plastic/metal/plastic, lasts longer? OR glass/plastic/metal/plastic? 13. Better landfill liner- metal or glass or concrete (leachate contained?) 14. Tank farms- similar to oil terminals, giant metal tanks could contain leachate and methane could be collected for energy?

[@feanglampard2930]

Singapore too has done a great job tackling plastic waste

[@pikminlord343]

a great explanation

[@kneegear5123]

A true comparison must be made. It depends on what you want to save, it is either on land/water/air pollution or global warming and money. Using and producing single use plastics are so energy efficient that it makes it very cheap and produces very little CO2 emissions. There has been a study that you have to use a reusable bag thousands of times in order to have the same CO2 impact as a single use bag. However, it is not biodegradable, contributing to land, water, or air pollution. Changing to other biodegradable sources will be extremely costly, as plastic is already the cheapest source of material around (if there was any other, all companies would switch). This would harm poor households.

[@gregsneed2297]

Thankyou. Godbless one love one earth

[@MrTiomanisland]

Who is this man talking about plastic? I would like to contact him.

[@shyamtaneja4046]

Great initiative 👍👍👍 Also great video

[@18Burgie]

Might as well get the bin lorry’s just to dump it in the ocean, so many solutions to this problem but still in 2019 it’s still a big problem

[@lchgou]

Amazing!!! Great news!!!

[@Burnamanism]

How much energy goes into heating plastic to make oil though?

[@plasticbank1587]

thank you

[@YohanesNiko]

And let's not forget Bakeys from india which makes edible cutleries from millet, UK startup which makes plastic-like material from seafood waste, Indonesian man who creates soluble plastic-like bags from cassava, etc etc.. they all need exposure & highlight.

[@shareena5430]

Keep on doing what your doing and we will help make it bigger and cheaper

[@nayanlokhande5498]

heating plastic at 400 degrees require serious amount of energy and produce 700 liters of oil. Definitely not a sustainable process.

[@alinbejinaru1755]

You have around 70% or less plastic to oil conversion this is not bad thinking that is in the beginning.

[@JamieCYW]

Thailand Show Vietnam in the picture

[@rinkipo6662]

You got the message clear and loud,that’s matter

[@saravana02n]

Luckily in my place the plastic ban has already been implemented.! We use coconut and banana leaves as alternatives to plastic.!one time use and throw plastics should be completely banned all over the globe.!

[@johnburns2510]

The plastic problem may end when people stand up to the petrochemical companies that profit from its production. Dr. George Washington Carver invented bio-degradable plastic like material from soy beans & corn cobs. Why isn’t it used?

[@emiliosgregoriou8943]

None of this is due to "throwaway culture". Ordinary people have nothing to do with this issue. We have been doing what we've always been doing, but it's the materials that have changed. Back in the day when sodas were sold in glass bottles, people threw them away the same way we do now, but now they are plastic because it's cheaper. I hate this idea that WE are the ones that need to change. Fuck that twisted logic. Change the material.

[@SpaseGoast]

You hit the nail on the head.

[@BirdTurdMemes]

Interesting how I can tell some this was either filmed in Australia, or our trash ended up over there because of our unique packaging

[@gr8rdan]

Plastic-alternative and plastic-processing companies need to be available and accessible globally ASAP.

[@Alvaro1ization]

The Andalusian company is amazing bro, nice thing from a nice region

[@rob379lqz]

Don’t blame plastics... it is the lack of diligence in proper mitigation after-use. All are responsible... from the very poorest to the global elite, and to depends on the culture, population, and location. just sayin’

[@Gunz1234]

I mean they can crush and make a block out of plastic and then make structures from plastic

[@simonjones3863]

We need to put a bounty on plastic. I bet we could and should crowdsource a bounty for plastic, because few people will be interested in cleaning up plastic until a value is placed on it.

[@Hesperideskeeper]

Mr. McNamara, Please confirm my analysis and query as following: 700 liters of oil at 0.8 gm/cc is 560 kg of oil or 1230 lbs of oil. One ton (metric I presume) is 2200 lbs. That leaves 1000 lbs of something that was not accounted for in your interview. What makes up this post-processed material (waist…) and what happens to the post-processed material that is not converted into useable oil by your process? Cheers!

[@JavenarchX]

I wondered this too...plus other chemicals used in the process that end up as waste ?

[@Gizzamano]

And how much oil and gas does it take to recycle the plastic? I suspect it will take as much or more to recycle than to make new from oil. I suspect that bacteria will be the only creature that can break down the basic plastic composition. If it can't be composted then perhaps we should stop using it..... so much for cars, houses etc. as we know them.

[@naveenkumar-ri5zz]

What is the wrapping material at 3:25 !

[@WonderMagician]

How about holding the chief polluters accountable - corporations producing and using tons of plastic

[@agisler87]

Is it the corporations that are too blame or the consumers? The truth is most people say they care about the environment while doing the exact opposite.

[@BirdTurdMemes]

It’s the consumers fault for using plastic, don’t shift the blame

[@agisler87]

@@BirdTurdMemes Plastic is a great material and no one should be vilified for using it. The truth is if people cared about the environment we would be doing more sensible policies. Use landfills instead of recycling and build nuclear power plants.

the problem is the biodegradable products is also a business, and sometimes the products is expensive and everyone back to choose plastic

[@michaelsmith7026]

Manufacturers need to start using PET plastic for clothes and blankets, I for one would like a number of faux fur polyester blankets for those with cancer but not sure how to get other people to donate them to cancer patients

[@senkuishigami941]

3:21 Wrapping them with plastic?

[@nikolaykosev81]

Mettler Toledo’s Densito at 5:00

[@jlg8689]

I am guilty if throwing plastics away :/ I see recycle containers where i throw cardboard away but there are none for plastic and I accumulate way more than a small green bin can hold, I think if it was alot more clearer on what plastics can and cant be recycled id be compelled to recycle more, I know alot of plastics have a tiny stamp but then i hear this and that cant be recycled, they just need to have a huge and obvious recycle and any plastic that cannot be recycled needs to use another material that can be recycled like glass or aluminum.

[@smashingpumpkin3]

The true problem is the concept of convenience- convenient for who and for how long? The average consumer can only go so far with recycling and using their own packaging. Biodegradable and alternative packaging is the only solution.

[@Sam19509]

I drank from a Plastic Water Bottle while watching this video. GULP !!!

[@zakiramasror668]

Thanks Please do subtitle from some words

[@rhiannamae6075]

Amazing

[@ken91656]

I just returned from a 10-day trip to Greece and their use of plastic water bottles is extremely wasteful. For short term reduction of single use plastic, I recommend people carry their own canteen container and water bottle.

[@trollextrize6380]

nice, we’ve had that here in Norway for years tho

[@yingyang1008]

Why's plastic ending up in the ocean though? My European country has a massive coastline - our used plastic doesn't end up in the ocean If some countries are duping their plastic in the ocean or allowing it to happen then surely that's the problem?

[@RayZ-yq7lz]

People need. To make more of these kind of machines right

[@hbarudi]

1. Why does throw away plastic end up in ocean in such large quantities? Usually if there is trashcans and garbage trucks, they carry to landfill where the plastic would expect to be located. Then of course a complete recycling solution is possible but when we put stuff in the recycle bin it does worse than simply putting it in the normal trash as the current recycling system is failing to truly recycle by making that oil and making our plastic that should come 100% from that plastic oil. This should keep some fossil fuels in the ground.

[@kanishkamishra1863]

The easiest way to ban single use plastics is to set up big barrels of products in every store and let people bring their own containers to refill it.

[@beedslolkuntus2070]

Sooooo *in conclution, henceforth, i.e that is, ergo, therefore*

[@yurisabrori]

Volcano? Super press under mariana trench? Many alternatives to ride plastic.

[@taufanadikurniawan7170]

It so simple... If it cheaper than plastic people will buy it, if it's not people will not buy it

[@victorpopov3809]

The problem is not the plastic or the way we recycle it. Its the people who lobby for plastic and put money into the system that produces it. Untill they are gone nothing will change

[@dexteww]

WE NEED Captain Planet

[@professoremerald3510]

It's not a plastic addiction...

[@mastersinr]

India has banned single use plastics including plastic bags. Restaurants and shops have switched to non plastic substances. US should take note.

[@sdqsdq6274]

india is one dirty county , need to step up and start loving your lands

[@medusaskull1604]

You should be proud, plastic is the only thing that man made that is lasting. It could be the sign of our immortality. When we all die, our plastic products will live on. 🙄

[@ernanidebelen7425]

And Boomers are wondering why people are somewhat depressed when thinking about trash

[@anone9028]

as if consumers have choices with their packaging and such... so stop making feel people guilty when they didnt have better choices

[@aureus3652]

Exactly

[@vickidianacoghlan8946]

We need to invent a biodegradable bottle that breaks down and isnt toxic.

[@erwinmoreno23]

Why do you even need to drink single use stuff?

[@SweBeach2023]

What about glass? We have had it for millennia.

[@gzpo]

We need a hundred billion units, now!

[@Tinsolz]

Why not shred the plastic and infuse it with concrete to make bricks to build homes?

[@42luke93]

Someone Someone The cement would crack, its not like rebar. Rebar is put in cement because metal expands and shirnks. This helps not make cement crack.

[@calklobuchar]

Nothing will change until we make plastic biodegradable and make it large scale

[@justinasbei]

I had such a shitty day and this video makes me optimistic.

[@calebwensloff]

Hope your day gets better man. We've all had em, just power through!

[@poodledoodlequilter6479]

Hoping your alright

[@jackshen5093]

This product is great, but would be hard to mass adopt to make a difference without government involvement. Try to convince street vendors to double the cost for packaging for the sake of the environment.

[@scoringdigitsson.5194]

Futures prices fell in value for a while now but the quality will not match up the stock market in its trading volume of the quarter.

[@angelicgarden4818]

I got an ad before this video advertising a plastic product🤦‍♀️

[@libertarianPinoy]

I'm surprised they didn't cover the plastic eating bacteria that was discovered awhile back.

[@Elisacr1]

Please fund projects that can properly break down plastics into its molecular level.

[@aaron___6014]

Our methods for managing plastic is the problem, especially in developing countries. If it all stayed in the ground it wouldn't be a problem.

[@kilroywashere8613]

Simple you tax people who put it out to the public. Walmart costco Amazon. You tax their Corperate profits. They will then stop selling single use plastic including water bottles

[@agisler87]

You won't tax anybody but the customers. Corporations will get the exact same profit and what's worst is you will make goods more expensive. It's not a solution.

[@jbbatO]

@@agisler87 Grocery stores have the ability to lobby for their customers with their purchasing decisions that their customers can't . There are compostable options that they don't use because most customers don't know there are other options available. I was watching a YT video from Canada (many of the same grocers) and customers have successfully changed some of their grocers purchasing decisions to include compostable (not the one from Thailand necessarily) materials with options of produce bags (for loose items) and of course bringing your own bags to the store and/or glass containers to hold items from the butchers, etc. It's possible, it's just a lack of knowing what's out there and how to go about getting it changed.

[@c0ntra605]

Brb going to go throw plastic into the ocean manually

[@rednarok]

How about the air pollutants processing plastic?

[@hen5244]

converting plastic to oil then to plastic again is the real solution hope they bring this tech to asian nation

[@Th3_Gael]

Although the idea of a circular system is great it can't work. You always get less out than you put in

[@komerwest5872]

Out law at least 95% of consumer plastic. Use tin aluminum and paper.

[@lothean2099]

We dont have an addiction to plastic. We have no choice because its forced upon us.

[@katealekseeva4260]

The only solution is to not produce the plastic waste. A complete shift in our paradigm of convenience has to happen for it change

[@vibrantreadings6742]

Stop blaming Asia. Plastic waste management is a global issue.

[@thickhazepromo]

More people = more pollution

[@senkuishigami941]

@@thickhazepromo More people = More chances to fix pollution