Dissolving Plastic Containers??

This blog follows upon on last week’s as proof that companies would capitalize on the fear of microplastics with absurd ideas and dupe the world into investing in absolute nonsense.  See for yourself: https://www.timeplast.com/

“With microplastic pollution on the rise, our water-soluble plastic technology is designed to dissolve after a set period. Already partnered with Nestle and Hello Bello, we’re targeting a massive $1.3 trillion addressable market*, with segments like single-use plastics and sustainable packaging. Invest as we prepare for a pioneering, cleaner, and sustainable future. Let’s make water plastic’s worst enemy.”

Are you already sensing how stupid this is?  Number 1, it does nothing to solve the problem we already have with garbage everywhere and the microplastics in our water supply.  Number 2, it would add to the plastic dose in our water supplies by the dissolution step itself.  What other health problems will we have if we ingest more dissolved plastics plus the micro- and nano-plastics already in them?   Why didn’t the article even pose this as a risk?

You must watch the movie Idiocracy, the 2006 satirical movie that captured viewers’ imaginations with its exaggerated portrayal of a future where society has devolved into intellectual and cultural decay.  It emphasizes that you can’t fix stupid.  Folks … we are there!

Rather than face our problems holistically, we seem hell bent to chase shiny pennies that are mirages … they clearly don’t address the root problems, yet we seem prone to endorse this nonsense.  Perhaps it is because we don’t want to face our bad habits … single-use containers that are not reusable, hence the name. 

Can’t we see by the prevalence of cancer and premature deaths that there is something terribly wrong in our existing food supply chain, and that we are poisoning the planet with our trash and bad supply-chain choices.  When are we going to stop chasing cheaper alternatives and chase better ones for a sustainable future?

My blog from last week suggesting we bring back glass and paper is the right answer, but we still need answers for the microplastics everywhere …

As Sigourney Weaver expressed in the opening scene of Aliens after 50-years of being in a sleep state and an encounter with just one of those critters. She was being interrogated by the review team questioning her actions that lost lives and the ship, and she responds, “Did IQs drop sharply while I was away?” That says it all. 

Wake up friends.  We are not addressing the root cause of the problem.  Do we really need to bottle water when we can filter it at home if we want better than the locally provided water supplies that the FDA closely monitors? And that water never touches plastic.  Do we need to import it in plastic bottles from Fiji?  I hope you can see the errors in our way.

Finally, it is interesting that even rags like the New York Times are now echoing my perspective: The article is called You Are Polluted.

And, just in case you are still a zealot for climate change, please consider this:  Turns Out Major Climate Study Peddled By Media Relied On Bunk Data | The Daily Caller