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I'd argue this is one of the okay uses for petroleum as it's converted directly into a high value product and not emitted as pollution. I assume people don't do
by mlindner 4y ago
I'd argue this is one of the okay uses for petroleum as it's converted directly into a high value product and not emitted as pollution. I assume people don't do a lot of throwing away of Lego bricks. Going into the future I predict petroleum will be used to make material products a lot longer than it's used to make fuel. Even after we stop mining petroleum we'll still be turning farm crops into the same material.
- nonethewiser 4y agoThat’s a fair point, but it still requires the production of oil and means the material will practically never break down in a landfill.
- mlindner 4y agoYou can make the same material by originating it from crops and it still wouldn't break down. Also the historical alternatives for this material in most applications are aluminum and glass which also will not break down in landfills.
- concordDance 3y agoThe same is true of, say, concrete. Not breaking down in landfill doesn't really matter as long as it doesn't leech pollutants into the water table or somesuch.