jeffw@lemmy.world to Not The Onion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 6 months 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 · 6 months agomessage-square4fedilink
minus-squareintensely_human@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoAre we scoffing at the idea that plastic is useful now?
minus-squareSemperverus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoConsidering the harm it has done in addition to its usefulness, yes.
minus-squareorrk@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months 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