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> I do not understand why organizations like Exxon-Mobil and the American Chemistry Council are promoting it. Because if you start to look at plastics by what
by lenerdenator 2y ago
> I do not understand why organizations like Exxon-Mobil and the American Chemistry Council are promoting it.
Because if you start to look at plastics by what has to be done with them after they're consumed, they don't make sense as a common consumer product* anymore. And if they don't make sense as a common consumer product, then there's fewer people lining up to buy Exxon Mobil's plastic stocks, which are made of oil. Since Exxon Mobil is a company that exists to transfer value to shareholders via the extraction and processing of hydrocarbons, this is a problem. The ACC is made up of scientists and engineers that work for companies like Exxon Mobil.
* common consumer product meaning that it's used in places for broad public use where alternatives such as aluminum or wood are viable, like beverage cans.
- gs17 2y ago> use where alternatives such as aluminum or wood are viable, like beverage cans. I'm not sure if you meant it this way, but does wood actually get used in that niche? I'm imagining tiny barrels. I guess paper cups (or those big coffee things) are sort of that idea.
- pantalaimon 2y agoI think GP was just taking aluminum cans as a single example. Another one would be wooden single-use cutlery is an alternative to plastic one.
- hwillis 2y agoplastic packing peanuts vs paper stuffing, paper/plastic bags, blister packs vs cardboard boxes, paper-backed tape, paper/plastic plates, straws, etc