Re: [OM] Climate Change

[Jan Steinman]

> From: Ken Norton <ken@xxxxxxxxxxx>
> 
>> And to add to my misery, we watched a programme on the proliferation of 
>> plastic in the sea and other bodies of water . . .
> 
> Problem solved. Plastic straws are being banned.

"Solved?" Plastic straws are much less than 1% of the plastic in the Pacific 
Gyre.

The problem is single-use plastic, period. But a bigger problem would be the 
cost of gathering up and recycling ALL single-use plastic, which the plastics 
industry tell us would be exorbitantly expensive.

Jan

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