jeffw@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoUN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics' 'massive societal benefits'grist.orgexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up190arrow-down11
arrow-up189arrow-down1external-linkUN plastics treaty inches closer to reality as lobbyists tout plastics' 'massive societal benefits'grist.orgjeffw@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoAre we scoffing at the idea that plastic is useful now?
minus-squareSemperverus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoConsidering the harm it has done in addition to its usefulness, yes.
minus-squareorrk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agois it useful? sure. is it a massive ecological disaster happening in front of our eyes? yes. sometimes usefulness doesn’t equate to good, like with CFCs or PFCs
Are we scoffing at the idea that plastic is useful now?
Considering the harm it has done in addition to its usefulness, yes.
is it useful? sure. is it a massive ecological disaster happening in front of our eyes? yes.
sometimes usefulness doesn’t equate to good, like with CFCs or PFCs