Sure. That's actually a reason we control things like mercury since it's accumulated in fish and shellfish and then somewhere down the line, eaten by people.
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What did you think was the purpose of meditation?
Those bags are wasteful, as most people just throw them out. They serve no purpose other then to swell our garbage dumps.
I personally am annoyed because I use these bags to carry things, as garbage bags, and have just learned that you can weld them together with a clothes iron to make strong, flexible waterproof sheeting that can be used for watertight shed roofs, boat hulls, raincoats, etc., or weld them to broken HDPE/LDPE things to fix them.
Hello; Again an interesting view point. So allowing consideration of all possible plastic that makes it's way into the worlds oceans without any limiting of scope, you still suggest that no evidence exists of harm to the ocean ecosystem. I have seen film and photos of sea animals trapped in plastic such as sea turtles tangled with plastic. If we count fishing nets made of plastic we can add whales to the list.
Where the plastic comes from is good to know and the point that some of us are less guilty than others is also good to know. I do however like to keep my impact footprint small for the most part. Being able to point out a bigger polluter than myself is handy if all I want to do is have a somewhat less negative impact than the worst guy.
Actually we do know (to a degree) that this microplastic is harmful, it has been shown to kill fish, even cause sex changes in fish, even render them sterile, I can't imagine what it does to us when we eat them (although I think one study showed it may cause E.D)
Hello; plastic is somewhat inert and non reactive so it is not going to be a toxin like mercury or lead. My take is the sheer volume is one factor. After all it is trash.
Another factor on initial consideration is if the gut of an animal is loaded with a volume of even inert stuff, then that bulk should interfere with the normal processing of food.
I do not have knowledge as to why a tax was placed on plastic bags. May be only another version of a "sin tax" with little or no thought of the environment. I generally do not like sin taxes on things such as tobacco, alcohol or sugary drinks.
Another factor on initial consideration is if the gut of an animal is loaded with a volume of even inert stuff, then that bulk should interfere with the normal processing of food.
I do not have knowledge as to why a tax was placed on plastic bags. May be only another version of a "sin tax" with little or no thought of the environment. I generally do not like sin taxes on things such as tobacco, alcohol or sugary drinks.
Actually over time plastics tend to leach toxins into the enviorment.
I think a sin tax is not ok for things that generally only harm oneself, but I support a sin tax on cigarettes because that is proven to be deadly to others and to the general enviorment, this tax should go towards treating respiratory and cancer problems, and to cleaning up smog
The biting flies are horrible this year.I cant even sit out on my porch and enjoy the breeze without them attacking me.
