On 2021-03-15 2:24 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:

> Biggest problem with plastics is people.* Too many people are slobs.
>
> Properly used and handled there should be little waste, nothing floating
> in the oceans. Most can be recycled or used as a fuel to generate
> electricity. Most plastics contain 18,000 Btu per pound.

The single biggest cause of litter around here is plastic water bottles.
Personally I have little use for bottled water and can't figure out why
people insist on buying those small bottles instead of drinking tap
water. Out local tap water is excellent. The least they could do would
be to dispose of them into a proper receptacle instead of throwing them
onto the shoulder of the road or into a ditch.


I take water with me when I am kayaking, bicycling or out on the
motorcycle, and sometimes when I am travelling in the car, but I fill up
re-usable bottles at home.