Up to a point, but a lot of it is already broken down into microparticles and distributed across the surface of the earth. I mean, _all_ of the surface of the E

Up to a point, but a lot of it is already broken down into microparticles and distributed across the surface of the earth. I mean, _all_ of the surface of the Earth - from deep sea bed (1) to beaches (2) to mountains (3) to the Arctic (4). We're decades late with what you're suggesting. The "long-term investment" did not happen. There is no conceivable way to collect it all up now, and it's in the fossil record for the long term. 1) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/30/microplastics-found-in-greater-quantities-than-ever-before-on-seabed-currents-hotspots https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/apr/30/micropla... 2) https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2021/april/over-four-billion-plastic-particles-beach-sand-of-remote-island.html https://www.nhm.ac.uk/discover/news/2021/april/over-four-bil... 3) https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/20/microplastic-pollution-found-near-summit-of-mount-everest https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2020/nov/20/micropla... 4) https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/remote-arctic-contains-more-plastic-than-most-places-on-earth https://www.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/remote-ar...