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> Glass is made of sand, which we have plenty of. On this point specifically, glass is made of a specific type of sand that is high in silica, which we are run
by mac-chaffee 6y ago
> Glass is made of sand, which we have plenty of.
On this point specifically, glass is made of a specific type of sand that is high in silica, which we are running out of: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is-running-out-of-sand https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20191108-why-the-world-is...
- treis 6y agoSure, I'm not arguing that we shouldn't recycle things when it makes economic sense. I just don't think it should be a goal in of itself. Or at least we should not be spending truly scare resources (mostly carbon capacity of the atmosphere) to conserve resources that aren't.