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[–] fastregister 0 points 1 point (+1|-0) ago 

plastic is good. even living organisms can produce plastics and resins. starch or milk, eggs can become plastic. only some kinds and variations of plastics are bad, and recycled plastic is bad because there are dirt chemicals and impurities introduced everytime it gets recycled. always a small but siginificant amount of poisonous plastics and other additives finds its way into the recyclate.

many plastics are only poisonous because of the addition of the cheapest chemical plasticizers BPA, phatalates. they could use citric acid instead , but its too expensive and hard to manufacture for them. theres always a less harmful variety of the same plastic, but its way more expensive and rare. then there are polymer formulations which in itself are made of harmful chemicals.

without plastic or resins nothing works. there are no alternatives. only other better plastics, or maybe vulcanized rubber which isnt plastic and cant be recycled.

before you stop using plastics, know that varieties of glass, metal alloys, natural fibers, waxes, saw dust, geopolymers are just as harmful as the "plastics" are. almost all industrial produced materials are hazardous because they use add poisons for efficiency. you could at least name the polymer in question instead of referring to everything as just "plastic".