DDD wrote:[p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]True but look at the masses amount now floating in the Oceans of the world and our land fills are full of it. Also the proven leaching off of chemicals into our foods from plastics. I would remove it from my list if we as keepers of this plant would recycle all plastics and treat it as toxic waste as I believe most is made with an oil base and we all know oil is a major pollutant.
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[/p][p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt;" class="MsoNormal"]Yes, almost all plastic is made from or with oil, but oil is nothing compared to substances like Dihydrogen Monoxide: http://www.dhmo.org/. For example, [/p][blockquote class="toccolours" style="float: none; padding: 10px 15px; display: table;"]Dihydrogen monoxide:[/p] [ul][li]is called "[a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydroxyl"]hydroxyl[/a] [a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid"]acid[/a]", the substance is the major component of [a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acid_rain"]acid rain[/a].[/li][li]contributes to the "[a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greenhouse_effect"]greenhouse effect[/a]".[/li][li]may cause severe burns.[/li][li]is fatal if inhaled.[/li][li]contributes to the [a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erosion"]erosion[/a] of our natural landscape.[/li][li]accelerates [a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corrosion"]corrosion[/a] and rusting of many metals.[/li][li]may cause electrical failures and decreased effectiveness of automobile brakes.[/li][li]has been found in excised [a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tumor" title="Tumor"]tumors[/a] of terminal [a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cancer"]cancer[/a] patients.[/li][/ul] Despite the danger, dihydrogen monoxide is often used: [ul][li]as an industrial solvent and coolant.[/li][li]in nuclear power plants.[/li][li]in the production of Styrofoam.[/li][li]as a fire retardant.[/li][li]in many forms of cruel animal research.[/li][li]in the distribution of pesticides. Even after washing, produce remains contaminated by this chemical.[/li][li]as an additive in certain "junk-foods" and other food products.[/li][/ul] [/blockquote]Based on that, would you rather ban plastics or dihydrogen monoxide?
