Can we live without plastic?

Question

Is it possible?

Straight2thepoint · Accepted Answer

Yes. Although, WE as a whole human kind. We have applied plastic in almost everything. It would take time to get rid of this condition. It became a commodity within our lives.

First of all this phone or computer we are using to be in this site.

The foot wear you're using.

90 percent of all clothing we all use.

The cars

Everything.

As for my opinion, as a solution. Recycling is a misleading process. End individual bottles. Everything gallon or litter (depending on product) same bottles are washed and Repurposed. Any kitchen or household items are to be used as transfer and discount for new products. Those old products are to be collected by the same company that produces them. They can recycle the material. Therfore no new earth materials is excavated. The same for every company.

If this sounds stupid to you. Then u haven't looked around.

Example: over 75 percent of cars are composites of older car parts. When u buy a new car. U most likely are buying a car that make 4 other models, just a different shell.

The new jeep renegade are used to make mini coupe.

The new supra is a 2005 BMW z

Gmc, Chevy, Chrysler, and other American car models are the same parts.

Hyundai and kia same parts

Toyota, Acura, and zion same parts. So on , and so on.

So when u realize that you are cheated out and u are using recycled cars and part. Ull realize that everything in your life is also recycled. And u are paying stupid money for things you use to consider trash.

WindAtMyBack · Accepted Answer

Yep. Humans lived without plastic throughout most of it's history. Even when I was young there was significantly less plastic. Things would certainly be different while we transitioned, but there are plenty of alternative materials.

Start by getting rid of all the stupid plastic packaging. I try to remember back to when I was young and I don't remember any plastic packaging at all. No plastic packaging, no plastic bottles or jars, no plastic bags.

There are probably some things that it would be difficult to replace, but I'm sure it could be done. With most things I don't think it would even take all that long to replace the plastic. I worked in engineering for many years. Just tell the engineers and designers to get rid of the plastic and they will - probably not a big deal in most cases.

dustybiker · Accepted Answer

Remove that and we’d be on the road to being a heck of a lot healthier again when it comes to food storage and heating food in plastic, not to mention medical plastic contact. Phthalates are bad for you.

I doubt we will though. Not without a viable substitute. Glass and metals are either dangerous for modern health and safety or resource's are too depleted and or costly due to the sheer volume of demand this day and age.

Smashingdoozy · Accepted Answer

Single use plastics definitely. It's a pretty easy switch. I already do most of the time.

OlderAndWiser · Answer

That smartphone, tablet, or laptop you are using to access this site is full of plastic!

Pudsmucker · Answer

I would say yes. I remember when I was a child back in the 50s and 60s we had a lot of glass towards the seventies that's when plastics were introduced more. We truly recycled when we used glass. Then the companies that produce the plastics said it's easier to recycle and better for the environment. I have not seen anything better for the environment. I see plastic all over the highways a plastic island in the Pacific. Aquatic Life is stifling because of the plastics. Wildlife get choked because of plastics. Plastics have introduced us to a throwaway society.

CalmMind · Answer

Not unless you want to set the world back about 100 years in medical practices. So much of what keeps you alive during emergency surgery is plastic. From what I've seen we don't have a good alternative. So our options are make a good alternative or find a better way to recycle it that is economically feasible.

USLegionary · Answer

Yes but we should reserve it for things like phones, cars etc not say plastic for disppsable bottles or food wrapping.

Plastic is now in our food and water, they say we eat the equivalent in plastic of a credit card every week which is crazy.

genericname85 · Answer

Sure we can but whatever we do to replace it will turn to jot be sustainable. Cause just cause a Ressource like wood regrows doesn't mean it's sustainable. Because is we'd make all products from paper instead, we'd have a problem with using wood faster than it regrows.

SamIam96 · Answer

It's a great question. Probably not. The same as we couldn't live without indoor plumbing. Sure, we could survive, but we'd die trying to maintain the comfort and convenience they give us.

Are we doomed?

andreasderjuengere · Answer

''We'' did so for thousands of years :)

SHOULD we, is one other question. Some plastics are very useful.

However, the shit that comes with brainless consumerism (plus the people who produce it) can go to hell.

exitseven · Answer

NOOOOOO@ You can't make this out of paper Mache.

Danny_dan92 · Answer

The reason why plastic exists is because of how cheap it is, and from an environmental standpoint it is one of the only substances that can be used to make containers to store really nasty stuff like acids and bases

Phoenix98 · Answer

Well if you want to keep using the technology we have today then no. phones, computers, tablets, cars pretty much everything we use on a daily basis has plastic parts in them.

NathanDavis · Answer

of course, we've done before for centuries well, not us exactly... but others like us have done it before

slatyb · Answer

Not entirely, but we could certainly cut down. I would be in favor of a ban on all disposable plastic containers.

abc3643 · Answer

We did so for 20,000+ centuries. I think we can still do it.

Jaximus-Lion · Answer

It is, but large companies can't so they will make sure that we "need it"

FunkyMonkee · Answer

We did for thousands, if not millions of years, I'm sure we can do it again. As long as we can continue to make records.

jshm2 · Answer

We lived several centuries without plastic, bucko.

JaxiCats · Answer

Yea but companies have made it almost nearly impossible to escape it

Blueeyes81 · Answer

Yes but people would complain. We'd need a substitute, which would most likely be glass and paper.

WeirdoFriendly · Answer

It's definitely possible. Imagine we were back in the stone ages or even before then. I doubt they have plastic back then

Gloree · Answer

Yes, but we don't have to. Im eating from a plastic bowl as I type this.

zagor · Answer

Civilization made it 8000 years or so without it.

H8INCHES · Answer

It is possible of course. But the sheer number of plastic items used in the medicine and life saving would be a challenge to replace.

888theGreat · Answer

for men yes , but women need face lifts and surgery

Anonymous · Answer

It's pretty near impossible in the modern sense.

Anonymous · Answer

Girls can't live without plastic... Plastic faces ✌️

Anonymous · Answer

It is possible, but will it ever happen?

JohnK123 · Answer

Yeah  we don’t need straws people

Fuentes · Answer

Don't really use it anyway

panamared1 · Answer

We did before it was invented

Astarlessnightsky · Answer

Yes.

In_Trance · Answer

Yeah

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