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I would interpret it in the sense that there's no such thing as cheap plastic. We've been riding on this wave of ubiquitous cheap plastic because it's cheap to
by WesolyKubeczek 4y ago
I would interpret it in the sense that there's no such thing as cheap plastic. We've been riding on this wave of ubiquitous cheap plastic because it's cheap to produce, but getting rid of it in an environmentally responsible fashion is where's the bulk of the "price" goes.
I'd say, bite the bullet and add the recycling costs to the production costs. Pay it upfront. If unsure, make it even more expensive.
- Sharlin 4y agoIndeed there’s no such thing as cheap almost anything. Someone is going to have to pay the full price of our "cheap" commodities sooner or later.
- Lutger 4y agoEventually we need to outlaw 99% of plastic use. We just can't keep doing this. The earlier we start with the easy stuff, the better, so why not start with it now?
- cowtools 4y agoOn an inter-national basis?
- WesolyKubeczek 4y agoOutlawing it is asking for a huge backlash. Like, the next government may eat babies for all it’s worth, once they promise to make plastic cheap again, they have won the elections.
- actionfromafar 4y agoOutlawing and adding costs to production amounts to the same thing for many plastic products. If plastic producers were forced to pay the externalities, many cheap plastic things would disappear. Those politicians would vow to remove "the predatory plastic taxes".
- WesolyKubeczek 4y agoThe mankind at large won't just give up its toys. You have to give it better toys to make large changes like that.
- Physkal 4y agoThis should be done in more industries
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- matsemann 4y agoI'd wish this was done for even more stuff. The externalities should be priced in. Right now it's too cheap to outsource our production to some other country to do all the pollution. If that was priced in making those things more expensive, local and sustainable production might actually have a shot.