• stupidcasey@lemmy.world
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      21 hours ago

      A. it’s not we don’t even have any scientific reason to think it’s bad for us.

      B. The whole thing is a distraction from the real issues.

      C. The total amount of plastic can’t go down until we reduce manufacturing.

      D. It reframes environmental issues to the consumer the exact kind of marketing campaign companies have been using for years.

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        20 hours ago

        A ban on something doesn’t blame the consumer? It simply stops one aspect of unnecessary plastic pollution which has a tiny positive effect.

        Plastic bottles in Germany have a 25 cent deposit that you can earn back by returning them when they are empty. This has significantly reduced plastic pollution for plastic bottles which is a tiny but positive effect.

        Certain colored plastics for plastic bottles are prohibited too because they are not recyclable. A tiny but positive step.

        Once you have hundreds of such steps you have a significant positive leap. The government should ban disposable plastics altogether ideally now but every single ban is putting us a step closer to a world free from plastic.

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        20 hours ago

        Wow, where to begin…

        A, we have plenty of evidence to support plastic being bad for humans, and the entire planet.

        B, we can chew gum and walk.

        C, what did you think not manufacturing plastic straws would do? Reduce manufacturing.

        D, if you don’t make it political, then it’s not political. It’s just reducing plastic waste.

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        20 hours ago

        Don’t have any scientific reason other than concern over all of the micro plastics that are now in literally everything living, or the impact production of plastics has on the environment, or the fact that they aren’t biodegradable and just sit somewhere for ages.

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          19 hours ago

          You having concerns is not scientific research, scientists having concerns is not scientific research, ask a scientist they will tell you more research is needed, we simply don’t know because we don’t have enough studies it just feels bad or is concerning but there is reason to believe that it is nothing the simple fact is that plastic is inert and we have seen no I’ll effect.

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            18 hours ago

            I think you’d make a perfect subject for a study on the effects of microplastics on a persons ability to reason. Your dismissive and empty arguments in this thread would give ample evidence to support that a preference for drinking from plastic straws may in fact be harmful to a persons brain over prolonged exposure.