Do you think that plastic should be absolutetly removed from the market for better conservation of the planet?

Question

yes or no. why you think so?

Answer 1

Yes, absolutely, plastic that is made from petrochemicals should be banned.  It does not biodegrade, and its production produces hazardous chemical wastes.

Recycling existing plastics would at least minimize the use of fossil fuels and cut donw on chemical by-products.

Biodegradable plastics made from corn is an alternative, at least for disposable items such as food containers.  Wild Oats uses it for their deli containers, and there are a couple of bottled waters that are packaged in this material.

Banning plastic would obviously create a huge dilemma for modern man, who is completely dependent on cheap plastics for just about everything imaginable.  

We are also a throw-away society. This creates unmanageable amounts of waste, much of it plastic.

Get some reusable cloth sacks for grocery shopping, and  buy second-hand, reuse and recycle as much as possible.  Good for your wallet and good for the environment.

Answer 2

I think yes because it is hazard to the environment and takes years to break down.

Answer 3

Plastic has played an important role but it should never be utilized to the degree it is. San Francisco banned bottled water because tap water is better and they didn't like the bottles in their landfill. Bottled was is filtered tap water and is an industry that isn't required for many reasons. The bottle production is one of them.

Coke and Pepsi sell tap water for 1-2 dollars when it costs pennies, why aren't they paying for the disposal of their garbage?

Natural first for everything because the globe has a simple cycle, water runs downhill and ends in the oceons where it circulates the globe. Why would we want any plastic product in the world's water supply or food source? Sewage or waste water isn't designed to catch chemicals, who lives upstream from you? Natural in and natural out, a rather simple concept provided for us.

Answer 4

No.  You have not thought this through very well.  What alternatives do you suggest for all of the plastic you would remove from the market.

Answer 5

jest go back to glass  but what will you put your  Fancy water in to walk a round with ?

Answer 6

No.  I prefer conservation.  If we have something we want to reduce use of or eliminate we should use incentives rather than law enforcement to reduce.  Putting a tax on plastic products will reduce their use to acceptable levels.  (defined as that level of tax necessary to reach that acceptable level).  Banning something creates market forces difficult to predict and control.(think of rationing in WWII or prohibition).  We need to change people by motivation.  When I see all the plastic bottles at the dump discarded with all the other recyclables I know the tax and payment on recyclables is not high enough to motivate people.There are uses for plastics that would be difficult to substitute.  Plastics in automobiles saves gas by lowering weight of cars. Aluminum is just as light but take far more energy to produce.

Answer 7

Before you ban plastic, first you have to decide on an alternative and ask questions like "is this durable? is it effecient? cost effective? readily available for use?"

expense, availabilty and durability are probably the main problems you'd come across. For example if you ban plastic, that means you ban plastic grocery bags. Lets say everyone replaces the plastic bags with paper (which is the most likely thing to happen), think about the effect this would have on deforestation rates, and what your plan for reforestation would be.

like i said, before you ban something, you have to have an alternative.

Answer 8

Plastic is a real problem

BUT! before you say ban it

Look around you how many items in your home are made of or contain  plastic, imagine for a moment removing all of those items from your home.

What is left?

For instance,

Your computer, Monitor, Keyboard and mouse are gone.

So is your TV most of your car, your photo albums light efficient bulbs, shoes and even your electricity cables.

So lets find an alternative first and then reduce our dependence on plastic