New Movie - Addicted To Plastic

[neoborn]

Just thought I would let you guys know about a movie I recently watched, it is called "Addicted to Plastic. I found it very informative as you may also.

Just wanted to recommend it:

http://www.crypticmoth.com/plastic.php

It is available from Blockbuster or your online torrent search engine.

[Ityse]

neoborn,

Great post! We at Ityse are all about trying to reduce the amount of plastic bags used at retail stores. We hope that by raising awareness for reusable grocery bags, we can significantly reduce the amount of plastic bags used.

[gordholio]

neoborn,

Great post! We at Ityse are all about trying to reduce the amount of plastic bags used at retail stores. We hope that by raising awareness for reusable grocery bags, we can significantly reduce the amount of plastic bags used.

I don't think it's all just about plastic bags.
Many things used to be packaged in glass (milk, orange juice, etc.) and products used to be made out of steel, etc.
Now, most things seem to be made out of plastic or packaged in plastic.
Also, products lasted much longer years ago - today, a lot of things are just made to be cheap and thrown away in a year or two.
Seems like we were smarter years ago.

Also, when you used to go to the supermarket to buy groceries, the bags were made out of brown paper, which was a lot better - and then, we regressed.

[M08006899]

I don't think it's all just about plastic bags.
Many things used to be packaged in glass (milk, orange juice, etc.) and products used to be made out of steel, etc.
Now, most things seem to be made out of plastic or packaged in plastic.
Also, products lasted much longer years ago - today, a lot of things are just made to be cheap and thrown away in a year or two.
Seems like we were smarter years ago.

Also, when you used to go to the supermarket to buy groceries, the bags were made out of brown paper, which was a lot better - and then, we regressed.It's so true...

[KidA]

Unfortunately, 'smart' is a matter of perspective in this case. High quality and durable products makes sense from an environmental perspective (eg. requires turning less of the natural world into disposable consumer goods), but are fiscally irresponsible from business perspective. 'Planned obsolescence' was a major strike against sustainability....


Seems like we were smarter years ago.[/B]

[Chuck Garabedian]

Ha Ha, I laugh (respectfully) when I hear that we should go back to paper bags.

I remember growing up in the 80's and when the switch came on from paper to plastic we were told that we would be saving trees if we picked the plastic bags, and that the grocery stores were phasing out paper bags because they were being environmentally responsible and responding to customer demand.

I suspect it had more to due with the bottom line and and the demand of an ill informed customer.

[Tiberius]

I think everyone should watch the movie before commenting... it certainly isn't as simple as "plastic vs paper" for your bag the grocery store....

Plastic is permanent... it doesn't decompose... the oceans are full of it now(where the curents meet... it's a floating plastic debrise junkyard), etc.

Awareness is important...

[mbg]

We should work on a way of burning plastic in an environmentally-sound way.

[Becks]

Go into a hospital and check out all the plastic they go thru. All those IV bags, catheters, latex gloves, etc. Yikes!

[gordholio]

Go into a hospital and check out all the plastic they go thru. All those IV bags, catheters, latex gloves, etc. Yikes!

It's nice to be environmentally conscious, but in that case it's a good use of plastics - for hygienic reasons.

[VitaminB]

I can't believe those exfoliating beads in shower gels are made out of plastic. I thought they were mini soaps that just dissolve in the water.

[ferkel]

Very imformative doc... highly recommended!

[neoborn]

We should work on a way of burning plastic in an environmentally-sound way.

or breatking it down


Bacteria that can eat (biodegrade) plastic have been discovered by a teen-aged science fair contestant. Daniel Burd may have figured out a way for humanity to take care of the five hundred million plastic bags tossed into landfills and the ocean every year.

Link (http://www.technovelgy.com/ct/Science-Fiction-News.asp?NewsNum=1694)

[Piro21]

People are working to fix the problem, it's just going to take some time.

Look:
http://www.popsci.com/technology/article/2010-01/are-clay-based-hydrogels-ecologically-safe-replacement-plastics

[Bookpreviews]

It's nice to be environmentally conscious, but in that case it's a good use of plastics - for hygienic reasons.

Would you actually want the hospital to reuse medical supplies, like stuff that is used with blood and then disinfected and then used with the next person?

some places in the US actually do that.
in Canada they do not do that because too many people were against that.
or that is what I was told before from medical people here.

I know you can get biodegradeable plastic that disintegrates in 4 months.
I just bought some "nylon" like tea bags wrapped in "plastic" clear separate envelopes...and on the box it says made from recycled paper for the box and all other materials made from corn and produced in canada.

dollarama even sells "biodegradeable" plastic pens, but I'm sure the metal parts of the pen do not disapear.

fast food and takeout is very bad for environment, they still use styrofoam a lot of places.

[Bookpreviews]

I can't believe those exfoliating beads in shower gels are made out of plastic. I thought they were mini soaps that just dissolve in the water.

apparently those mini beads are also bad for wildlife if they get into lakes and oceans and animals swallow them.

some scrubs use walnutshells, sugar, salt or apricot pits ground up.

[Heynow999]

http://www.chrisjordan.com/current_set2.php?id=11

Here ya go.

plastic killing birds, pretty grim

[bluser]

that makes me sick

[Heynow999]

that makes me sick

I think someone should post that link in off-topic so it will be seen more.