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Hank Rogers[_4_] Hank Rogers[_4_] is offline
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Bruce wrote:
> On Mon, 15 Mar 2021 16:30:06 -0400, Dave Smith
> > wrote:
>
>> On 2021-03-15 2:24 p.m., Ed Pawlowski wrote:
>>
>>> Biggest problem with plastics is people.Â* 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.

>
> Sounds like it's time for a letter to the local newspaper.
>


How did that smell master? Was it good for you?