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Recycling 'worsens microplastics problem' (theecologist.org)
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[–] riskable@programming.dev 2 points 5 days ago

We need oil to be more expensive but energy to be cheaper. Then more energy-intensive but more environmentally friendly alternatives can be used instead of (traditional) plastic.

Example: If energy was basically unlimited and free, suddenly the weight of glass as a product container doesn't matter so much anymore. Same for steel and weirder things like products made out of thick, industrially-pressed fungus (which is a real thing, haha).