i've been reading this series by the Guardian, https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/201 ... -landfills? and it echoes my experience. over the years many of us have tried to do the responsible thing, washing and sorting our "recycleables". now it seems that much of it never was recycled, and less and less of it is over time. instead it goes into landfills, or foreign countries or the ocean. we are "shitting in our own nest" and it's practically impossible to stop getting plastic. they look at me funny if i try to refuse plastic bags at the checkout, and everything seems to be enclosed in an indestructible transparent package that requires scissors or a knife to remove.
some plastics are fine, i think. i have 3 20 year old plastic trash cans which are still as good as new. but we (i) throw away so much, and now it seems all the washing and sorting are for naught. gaea,
eta: i dimly recall a sci-fi story about life in a plastic-free world. back story was that some biologist invented plastic-eating bacteria and it went feral.
i think we need to stop using single-use plastic
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i'm retired. what's your excuse?