Cat@ponder.cat to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoTrump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating: Trade groups are seizing the moment to call for fewer restrictions on plastics.grist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up135cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netusa@midwest.social
arrow-up135external-linkTrump’s attack on paper straws is mostly symbolic — but the plastics industry is celebrating: Trade groups are seizing the moment to call for fewer restrictions on plastics.grist.orgCat@ponder.cat to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square8fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.netusa@midwest.social
minus-squareVoroxpete@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up5·8 months agoThis fight, especially, is one that we should just let them win. 80% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is fishing waste. Banning plastic straws is pointless, what we need to be doing is forcing the fishing industry to clean up their shit.
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This fight, especially, is one that we should just let them win.
80% of the Great Pacific Garbage Patch is fishing waste. Banning plastic straws is pointless, what we need to be doing is forcing the fishing industry to clean up their shit.