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Anton van der Merwe's avatar

Love this. The problem with plastic is when it does not go into landfill but ends up in waterways. Tragically, recycling often increases the risk of this as it is sold to dodgy people who just dump it instead of actually recycling it. Incinerating plastic is insane and should be banned.

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Giselle Nagle's avatar

Maybe the answer to our plastic problem is quite simply... NOT TO HAVE ANY PLASTIC... I would be super curious to understand how much energy is used to 1) produce the plastic bottle, 2) transport the plastic bottle and then 3) store it safely in a landfill. I get the sense that we need to rethink plastic bottles entirely. If the EU is really committed to greening, its time we focus on the greenwashing by retailers and focus on long-term sustainable solutions.

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