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 @9G735QDdisagreed…3yrs3Y

Having recyclable products is a small sacrifice for reducing waste, alternatives still work for the intended purpose, its the least we can.

 @BDQYJMTagreed…3wks3W

Technological advancement and economic growth is essential to our country we can't just stop economic growth just because of some wildlife and plus it's just a plastic bag using plastic bags is useful to us carry food or whatever it's made to benefit us not the wildlife

 @BDP5KC3  from Florida  agreed…4wks4W

cei.org:

In many ways, plastics are better for the environment than other alternatives because they are more efficient and use less energy during production and transport. Plastic consumer goods like straws, foam cups, and utensils are less energy intensive to produce than alternatives like paper or aluminum. Production of these items takes more resources, creates more waste, and results in more pollution than the production of disposable plastic items. Reusable items like foam cups, straws, and bags require more than 100 uses—and in more than 1,000 in the case of foam cups—justify the energy required to produce them.

 @B96DBJ3Liberalagreed…5mos5MO

Yes, plastic pollution is a serious environmental problem—but a blanket ban on all plastic products doesn’t target the root causes. Plastic pollution is driven by massive production, extremely low recycling rates (<10 %), and fossil-fuel dependence. Many plastic alternatives have higher overall greenhouse gas emissions, and without modernising waste infrastructure and producer responsibility, bans risk shifting the problem rather than solving it.

 @B53SH2GLiberalagreed…1yr1Y

Plastics offer lightweight solutions in vehicles (i.e. they help to make vehicles lighter) which reduces fuel consumption by 0.2 litres per 100 km

 @9LWBVLLdisagreed…2yrs2Y

Plastic production requires the emission of harmful green house gases and can contain toxic ingredients

 @9L4BK9Fdisagreed…2yrs2Y

Plastic production is one of the biggest components in pollution. Majority of the world use plastic and majority of the world is what causes the mass pollution.

 @9JWVYPJLaboragreed…2yrs2Y

the usage of paper products it cuts the trees down and that takes a home away form the birds and wildlife who might need that for there home

 @9JDR754agreed…2yrs2Y

Plastic packaging serves several important functions in our modern lives, which are the primary reasons we rely on it:

Protection: protects vulnerable products from damage whilst in transit and from contamination or damage by moisture, humidity, gases, microorganisms, insects, and light.

Preservation: preserves products for longer, which reduces waste by giving people more time to use or consume them before it is no longer suitable to do so.

Prevents waste: products are kept together and spillages are avoided.

Transportation: Allows transport over great distances, so that we have access to a wide…  Read more

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