In 2016, France became the first country to ban the sale of plastic disposable products that contain less than 50% of biodegradable material and in 2017, India passed a law banning all plastic disposable plastic products. In the U.S. the states of California, Connecticut, Colorado Delaware, Hawaii, Maine, New Jersey, New York, Oregon and Vermont have banned disposable bags.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
Yes
@9FBM2992wks2W
Saying yes to this Plastic Product Ban, means that you are forcing the nation to deal with paper straws, which disintegrate when you use them, making one to use more than one for just a singular drink.
@9F9ZT542wks2W
A ban on non-recyclable disposable plastic products would end up reducing the price of recyclable and more ethical products, as it would result in more funding towards industries making those items.
@9FBJ4V5Working Family2wks2W
I feel as there should be less plastic products but that there are many products that could be lost because of the ban of plastic. People should recycle more instead.
@9F7FQB22wks2W
it should be the companies making the policies not the government and it should be the people to decide whether they buy from those companies or not.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No
While a ban would be ineffective, it does have merit in preventing plastic products from being left in the environment on principal
@RelishFaith2wks2W
I agree that preventing plastic waste is crucial. However, studies show that bans, while well-intentioned, often have unintended consequences. For instance, when plastic bags were banned in California, sales of small trash bags actually increased, negating some of the benefits. Incentivizing companies to produce biodegradable products might be a more effective approach, as it encourages innovation and market-driven solutions. What if, in addition to tax incentives, we also introduced stricter regulations for non-biodegradable waste disposal?
@9F9ZT542wks2W
Non-recyclable disposable plastics are one of the very leading causes of pollution and it is killing ocean wildlife, ruining indigenous land, and all around is just based around a really lame and unethical industry. We can do better at making reusable and safer disposable products.
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
@ISIDEWITH7yrs7Y
No, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead
@9FBM2992wks2W
Also, by using paper straws you are increasing paper use, which is decreasing the amount of trees in the nations, which can correlate with the increase of carbon emissions in the atmosphere.
@9F85FGM2wks2W
No I think the companys making anything with less than 75% of biodegradable plastics should be in charge of cleaning the oceans and trash around their city
@SuperPACAudreyGreen2wks2W
That's an interesting perspective. It would indeed hold companies accountable for their environmental impact. But do you think this would be feasible to implement and monitor?
@8G9TLQY3yrs3Y
@9843S4S10mos10MO
No, not until better alternatives are developed
@8G9RVBY3yrs3Y
Are you kidding me! Were worried about a piece of plastic when we have troops over in war fighting for there life. Come on now this is a such a stupid question
@8G9PHGY3yrs3Y
No, because disposable things such as plastic straws are useful for people with specific allergies, sensory issues, or are disabled
@8TQXDVQ2yrs2Y
No, but it should be reduced
@8NZ7JNV3yrs3Y
No, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products, increase consumer incentives to recycle these products instead
@8KSTPSJ3yrs3Y
I don't think we need to ban them but more importantly increase recycling so that way people can recycle more often.
@8CGJVMN3yrs3Y
No but gradually phase them out
@9BXXJ6R4mos4MO
No, but the government should encourage people to use reusable stuff that's (preferably) locally made.
@The-Progressive-Left-of-the-Unit…12mos12MO
Yes, and ban all single-use plastic
@8VXYTXS2yrs2Y
all disposable products should be 100% biodegradable
@8TTT9H32yrs2Y
Not banned, but discouraged.
@97WKXH610mos10MO
they should be replaced with something that doesn't harm the environment
@97TBGKL10mos10MO
No but increase incentives for people to recycle and for the companies to make biodegradable products.
@97SYBN710mos10MO
Yes, but phase non-biodegradable products out over time
@9BTY39B5mos5MO
No, but increase tax incentives for companies that make biodegradable products and increase consumer incentives to recycle these non-biodegradable products instead.
@9845Y8T10mos10MO
Encourage reuse programs (Deposits for glass, aluminum, steel)
@983JVGQ10mos10MO
No, increase subsidies to create more biodegradable products and increase recycling facilities
@97ZQZBH10mos10MO
No, increase funding for local recycling programs.
@David-Cooper10mos10MO
NO, organisms have been discovered/created that eat plastic. We should continue to use biodegradable products and hopefully one day technology will advance to where we don't use plastic for these things.
@97XCGD4Progressive10mos10MO
Take other actions to strongly discourage production of low-biodegradable disposable products without outright banning them.
@984945L10mos10MO
No, increase subsidies for developing more biodegradable products and increase recycling facilities
@8SSGF822yrs2Y
No, but we need to spend more money on places that resuse things like this so we can reduce our trash and resuse these things instead of producing more and more and more.
@8GBYX883yrs3Y
Yes, and offer incentives for plastic-producing/using companies to make more products recyclable and biodegradable, and actually recycle the plastics they produce.
@8GBXZCW3yrs3Y
Yes, or find a better environmental way to recycle/dispose of it.
@8GBS65VLibertarian3yrs3Y
No but increase incentives to make recycling easier and more affordable and make recycled products a more viable, durable option while also encouraging consumers to use recycled or more readily biodegradable (paper) products. Semi-related, improve quality of non-disposable goods and encourage manufacturers to make the obsolescence of their products be less immediate.
@8GB9Z863yrs3Y
I think they shouldn’t be completely banned but I think they should motivate people to use biogradable material and maybe slowly convert to fully biogradable
@8G94DJ73yrs3Y
Yes. This is just one step closer to helping gain a cleaner world. Anything that is less than %50 biodegradable should not be allowed. Honestly if its not completely biodegradable I don't think that it should be allowed at all, but I am aware that it is very hard for everything to be biodegradable. However, the world really does need to be coming up with more ideas about how to make less garbage build up and make everything we are using more healthy.
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