Welcome to DU! The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards. Join the community: Create a free account Support DU (and get rid of ads!): Become a Star Member Latest Breaking News Editorials & Other Articles General Discussion The DU Lounge All Forums Issue Forums Culture Forums Alliance Forums Region Forums Support Forums Help & Search

Environment & Energy

hunter

(40,893 posts)

2. Bury it in geologically stable repositories...

Reply to hatrack (Original post)

Fri Jun 22, 2018, 01:12 PM

Jun 2018

... as some would bury nuclear waste.

Charge a tax on plastic manufacturing to pay for its long term disposal.

Buried plastic could become this geological epoch's version of coal or oil.

Recycling plastic doesn't seem a sound idea. Even if you use it to make things like building materials, plastic microparticles will eventually slough off it and contaminate earth's environment.

Edit history

Please sign in to view edit histories.

Recommendations

0 members have recommended this reply (displayed in chronological order):

4 replies

= new reply since forum marked as read

Highlight:

China Not Taking Plastic Waste; Expect 111 Million Tons To Pile Up By 2030 W. No Place To Go [View all] hatrack Jun 2018 OP

Time to severely limit use of plastics Raven123 Jun 2018 #1

Bury it in geologically stable repositories... hunter Jun 2018 #2

Plastic will be homo sapiens legacy. CrispyQ Jun 2018 #3

While 111 tons is trivial on the scale of carbon injected into the atmosphere... NNadir Jun 2018 #4