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Increasing supply requires increasing the usage of raw materials Recycling exists; Planet Earth has been doing it with organic matter for a couple of billion y
by jodrellblank 7y ago
Increasing supply requires increasing the usage of raw materials
Recycling exists; Planet Earth has been doing it with organic matter for a couple of billion years without running out.
- JohnFen 7y agoRecycling is not a solution at human time scales, because it is lossy. Recycling is a way of delaying depletion, not eliminating it. And you're ignoring that we're talking about growth capitalism here. Here if recycling were perfect, if growth continues indefinitely then a point will inevitably be reached where demand exceeds the amount of supply that exists, recycling or not.