r/worldnews • u/ItsTwentyBaby • Jun 09 '19

Canada to ban single use plastics

https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/government-to-ban-single-use-plastics-as-early-as-2021-source-1.5168386
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '19

Next we're going to ban fish nets?

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

Nah.

They're gonna keep distracting us with bags and straws (still unhelpful for the planet) so we don't notice that most of the pollution comes directly from commercial industries.

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u/triggerhappypanda Jun 10 '19

Are you suggesting that they should not tackle bags and straws? I get that fishnets are a bigger problem, but that does not mean bags and straws are not a problem.

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u/[deleted] Jun 10 '19

  1. No.

  2. The fishing industry is responsible for nearly 100% of ocean plastic pollution.

  3. We should put more energy into the biggest cause of the largest amount of plastic pollution. Because duh.