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I love this, it's great, but it doesn't address the root cause unfortunately
i dont know why you would say this unless youre just replying to headlines.. most of the plastic comes from just a handfull of rivers and they're catching the plastic at the source with their river collection programs (lots of interesting solutions they're using including bubble curtains)
Absolutely and that is great, but by root cause I mean how much plastic is on every fucking thing we buy, the source is not the rivers feeding into the ocean, it's our usage, and disregard for the environment
There are shades of gray. I consider burying it in well managed landfills (what is done with the very large majority of plastic in developed countries) significantly more environmentally responsible than dumping it into the local river (what is done with most plastic in many developing countries) or ocean (fishing nets, cruise ships).
Yes it is better, no doubt, but still doesn't resolve the root cause
No. Much plastic comes from fishermen in the ocean.