Comments by "Charles Eye" (@TheCharleseye) on "New study finds plasticizers are found in most processed foods" video.

Now, make sure to give the right historical credit. Yes, petroleum companies ramped up production of plastics to make more money but only after the tree huggers made so much noise about paper products being "evil" and needing alternatives. What we needed was expanded recycling of paper and sustainable forestry (both of which were starting to gain ground at that point) but the hippies opened the door for the plastic boom and many of them even applauded it.
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They won't switch unless we demand it. That's what started this whole thing. The tree huggers convinced enough people that paper products were evil, that they started boycotting and demanding alternatives. We got it in the form of plastics. If we want it to go back, we have to do the same.
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