How likely is it that, in a generation, we will look...

How likely is it that, in a generation, we will look at storing (and heating) food and drinks in plastic containers the way we look at using asbestos for construction today?

“Packaging food in plastic sounded like a good idea at the time. How wrong we were and how much illness we caused.”

What do you think?

#food #microplastics #plastic #plasticpollution #health

Anonymous poll

Poll

Very likely

43.5%

Maybe, maybe not

26.1%

Very unlikely

30.4%

23 people voted.
Voting ended 1 Oct 2023 at 18:10.

Like 24 Sep 2023 at 18:10 | Open on social.coop

3 comments

Alex L 🕊 🇵🇸

@J12t #microplastics

Here is the answer no one wants to hear: for that to happen there must be health problems equal to those of asbestos. As long as they remain at a level of danger equal to or lower than things like pesticides, nothing will happen.

Notice that the @EU_Commission wants #glyphosate to be allowed for the next ten years:

https://www.politico.eu/article/glyphosate-should-be-allowed-in-farming-for-another-10-years-brussels-says/

24 Sep 2023 at 22:34 | Open on mastodon.social

Emme Ci 🍉

@J12t I'm not sure about microplastics, but I'm willing to bet that it's going to look insane from the point of view of the environmental impact.

I'm always appalled at the amount of single use plastic I throw away weekly despite my best efforts to reduce plastic consumption.

25 Sep 2023 at 13:34 | Open on freeradical.zone

ShadSterling

@J12t in some future generation, maybe; in one generation from now, absolutely not. We would have to either have a better replacement that’s ~equally affordable and convenient, or redistribute money and stress and time demands so dramatically that the expense and inconvenience of currently available replacements are no longer an obstacle to a significant number of people. I doubt either is possible in a single generation, and even if possible we’re not (collectively) actually trying

26 Sep 2023 at 16:00 | Open on mastodon.social