Climate change has become a very hot topic. According to the prognosticators, global warming will soon cause more frequent and violent storms, draughts, and wildfires, and all the glaciers will melt and the seas will rise and flood coastal cities around the world.
"We've all heard the Chicken Little story one too many times before."
Actually, we hear it over and over and over again. I'm with you about plastics. Go into a Home Deopt and stroll down the isles. You'll see numerous packages of items in plastic that is not recycleable (which is itself not kind to the environment) and could easily be made of non-plastic material. Cheaper? Probably initially, but in the longer term harder to deal with down the line. It's about the disposable society. Convenient today, but a major issue long-term.
"We've all heard the Chicken Little story one too many times before."
Actually, we hear it over and over and over again. I'm with you about plastics. Go into a Home Deopt and stroll down the isles. You'll see numerous packages of items in plastic that is not recycleable (which is itself not kind to the environment) and could easily be made of non-plastic material. Cheaper? Probably initially, but in the longer term harder to deal with down the line. It's about the disposable society. Convenient today, but a major issue long-term.