Yes, which is why excess plastic waste that could be made into recycled plastic pellets has a much higher chance of being wasted then virgin plastic is. Increasing the amount of recycled plastic matters, it is not “a bandage for the mind” as you believe it is.
The issue is that plastics are a commodity whose value is lower than that of recycled stock. You could impose taxes on raw plastics production or CO2 and have it handled. But recycling does not fix the problem of even alleviate it significantly.
Just because it doesn’t fix the problem doesn’t make it ‘a bandaid for the mind’. I can’t impose taxes on raw plastics, i can call out people who try to minimize the effect plastics have on the climate.
Storing stuff is most expensive. And barely produces value.
Yes, which is why excess plastic waste that could be made into recycled plastic pellets has a much higher chance of being wasted then virgin plastic is. Increasing the amount of recycled plastic matters, it is not “a bandage for the mind” as you believe it is.
The issue is that plastics are a commodity whose value is lower than that of recycled stock. You could impose taxes on raw plastics production or CO2 and have it handled. But recycling does not fix the problem of even alleviate it significantly.
Just because it doesn’t fix the problem doesn’t make it ‘a bandaid for the mind’. I can’t impose taxes on raw plastics, i can call out people who try to minimize the effect plastics have on the climate.