Comments by "D. von N." (@D.von.N) on "Cosmetics Packaging Is A Recycling Disaster. Can Turning It Into Furniture Help? | World Wide Waste" video.

That material would probably turn into microplastics anyway, even the garden furniture exposed to sunshine and other elements, will shed microplastics. Just this processing is reducing or slowing the process in contrast to all this waste ended up somewhere on open air and gradually eroding or being washed into the sea. Burning it would reduce microplastics, but that comes with a whole range of other issues.
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@purrson-here "don't make or use plastics in the first place. " types on a device made of plastics...
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@purrson-here the problem is that these cosmetic packages are just a tip of an iceberg. The use of plastics across the world and industries is huuuuge. That includes medical research, you would be surprised how much plastics is used there. And it goes into incinerator most of the time as it is contaminated. But even in other industries, we are too dependent on plastics. And those new polymers developed to replace plastics, it is a double edged sword: if they are to be biodegradable, how to make them use for the length of time we need them so they don't fall apart when we are going to use them? The same goes for cosmetics. And there are many chemicals the new polymers could react with. I simply put nail varnish into a smaller plastic bottle in the cabinet, not the one it came in (I initially had a larger bottle and had a remaining small amount) and the bottle went softer and softer. Glass containers cost more money to transport as they are heavier and often bulkier. So your flat statement to not use plastics was out of reach with reality.
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