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Originally Posted by Azure
Again, I'm not arguing against banning single use plastics.
I'm arguing that without proper plastic recycling programs we are not solving anything.
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The problem is a lot of the plastic is basically unrecyclable, at least in any way that's viable economically, at this point. So in light of that, reducing its use (through bans of single-use items and through financial incentives/disincentives for companies to move away from it) is much more effective, and that's the approach Europe has taken.
If you want to increase the recycling rate of plastic, then we need to basically force companies to start using the more recyclable types of plastic, or move away from it all together when it's not 100% necessary.