Plastic producers have known for more than 30 years that recycling is not an economically or technically feasible plastic waste management solution. That has not stopped them from promoting it, according to a new report.

“The companies lied,” said Richard Wiles, president of fossil-fuel accountability advocacy group the Center for Climate Integrity (CCI), which published the report. “It’s time to hold them accountable for the damage they’ve caused.”

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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Not to mention that glass also comes from abundant resources like sand and we don't risk running out of it anytime soon

Is now a bad time to point out that not only is sand not as an abundant resource as you think, but we're actually running short of it?

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/environment/a39880899/earth-is-running-out-of-sand/

https://theweek.com/news/science-health/960931/why-is-the-world-running-out-of-sand

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    Isn't this specifically about sand for construction which needs to be coarse enough? For glass packaging you melt that stuff anyway, SiO₂ is SiO₂. Also I imagine the amount of sand needed for glass bottles would be way smaller than what construction industry uses, even less so if you recycle.

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