Assuming that plastic ban was carried out (say in china) how would it affect imports and exports, what would the alternatives be, and would it even be feasible? If so, why has no nation even attempted a ban, even if slightly more expensive isn’t aluminium, glass or carton a way healthier alternative?
plastic means a substance that can be moulded to shape, and does not mean ‘made of oil’ as many people likely assume.
Oil is portrayed as a miracle substance, it can be turned into plastics, into medications, into whatever. But it’s all missing the point, humans have poured squillions into chemistry labs to make oil do these things, and from this we could easily make a lot of these things from hydrocarbons that dont involve fracking, drilling and couping democratic states
plastic is in the position it is in because it is cheaper for industry, not because it is convenient, though it may feel that way.
when coke came in glass bottles, coke demanded the bottles back, they cost coke money.
we could transition to a largely plastic free world, there are things that would likely still need to be made from so-called bioplastics, a lot of things contain ‘plastics’, i’m thinking seals for plumbing, glues, and etc.
Anyway, plastic is cheap and convenient (ie disposable), recycling often uses more resources than extracting raw materials. Dont hold your breath.
they may take our plastic, but they will never take the microplastics in our blood, because it would not provide an 18% profit for the company who “win” the government tender