Comment on This Plastic Mr. Fantastic
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks agoThere are people who live in countries that do regulate this stuff, you know
Comment on This Plastic Mr. Fantastic
Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de 3 weeks agoThere are people who live in countries that do regulate this stuff, you know
pika@lemmy.today 3 weeks ago
Yes I know. Part of the problem is that it’s a global industry, which is why I said “as a whole”. One company or country could make a recycled plastic bottle, another company could buy it and ship it to yet another country to be used in a product, and finally sent to another country to be sold to consumers.
Most people have no idea what any country’s regulations and standards are on recycled plastics quality & safety, and they aren’t going to think about it or research it before they make a purchase.
Perhaps a better Public Service Announcement might be: if your government doesn’t generally care about your health, don’t buy recycled plastics in your country.