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I'd argue there is a case for some single use plastics. I notice for instance that some drugs are prescribed in one-use syringes that are all plastic with a met
by davidhbolton 6y ago
I'd argue there is a case for some single use plastics. I notice for instance that some drugs are prescribed in one-use syringes that are all plastic with a metal needle and possibly rubber stopper.
I imagine there are other use cases as well, not just medical. Being medical waste, it is unlike to be dumped in the sea.
We seem to be conflating an attack on plastic being poorly disposed of (or recycled) and the use of plastic.
- DoingIsLearning 6y agoThis is a distracting argument and it is the same argument the industry used to try and create outrage agains the EU single-plastic ban. N.B. medical supplies were exempt even in the earlier draft proposals. This was never a discussion point. Single-use plastics should be banned where they are used purely for economic reasons. For cases where industry chooses to use plastic, then they should also take up the environmental cost of disposal/recycling. The only reason plastic is economic in the short term is because industry is not paying for all the externalized costs associated with disposal, recycling, environmental and health degradation, etc.