Please show us how those who would like to limit plastic trash are more selfish than the plastics industry who resist at every turn limits on single-use "disposable" plastic items.
Also, please show us how concern for our environment is "hilarious".
Hi Peter,
First, your unsupported assertion that the "selfish" plastic industry "resists at every turn" limits on single-use" disposable plastic items" may be true, but just saying it doesn't make it true. When you make a statement like that you need to support it with at least some facts or it drifts off into the nether regions of pure speculation. That kind of thing becomes laughable to anyone equipped to think.
And I don't think your concern for "our environment" (surprised you didn't say "the planet") is hilarious. What I think is hilarious is the idea that if you abstain from using plastic you're actually making a noticeable contribution to cleaning up the planet. Oh, it may
make you feel good about yourself. After all, you won't be contributing to the degradation of the planet. But it's unlikely your good-feeling plastic abstention is going to make any noticeable dent in the problem.
On the other hand you might start a Plastics Anonymous group that can get together and make speeches about their temptation to use plastics and subsequent abstention. You'll need councilors who'll keep members in line, and all that stuff.
But even that isn't going to solve the problem. If somebody in China starts a Plastics Anonymous group the whole bunch will be thrown into the hoosegow unless the "leadership" is pushing the idea. And they won't be.
I'd love to see dumping any kind of trash into the ocean stopped cold, but it probably ain't gonna happen in our lifetimes.