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A World Without Plastic

Stuff They Don't Want You To Know

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The Plastics Industry

As the profits of oil for gas and fuel diminish, then the profits for using that same petroleum to create plastic rises. The numbers are there. It's not a bad bet for them to make. From their perspective it's bad for the planet. And second, if you were listening to this show to day, there is a disturbingly high chance you would lose your job - even if you have nothing to do with the plastics industry. As as silly as it soundsit gosts down to money. So yet massive rise ind unemployment, unfortunately,. given because these folks who would lose their jobs don't have to be working in the plasticsindustry. Because managing to stop making new plastic

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