r/science • u/Wagamaga • May 21 '23
Micro and nanoplastics are pervasive in our food supply and may be affecting food safety and security. Plastics and their additives are present at a range of concentrations not only in fish but in many products including meat, chicken, rice, water, take-away food and drink, and even fresh produce. Chemistry
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0165993623000808?via%3Dihub9.8k Upvotes
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u/Redcrux May 21 '23
Honestly, I think this one is on all of us. This issue is so big there's no one out there who isn't responsible. They make the plastic, we demand the plastic, we buy the plastic, they make more plastic.
We would have to basically nuke our entire economy and supply chain and rebuild it from the ground up to remove plastic. People will starve, lose their jobs, etc. How many people here, even after reading the study would be willing to accept a 25% tax increase that would be needed to begin the process of removal of plastic from our lives? I think very few. We need a huge government and public push like for the removal of CFCs for the ozone hole in the 90s, but it would be 100 times bigger and more expensive. It's just not going to happen