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RIP humanity/world. We had a good run Supposedly it's even in the water. Measured in Germany by german labs. They're introduced by cosmetics like the abrasive

RIP humanity/world. We had a good run Supposedly it's even in the water. Measured in Germany by german labs. They're introduced by cosmetics like the abrasive perls some cosmetics use.

defterGoose 7y ago
I keep thinking we're finding out the answer to the great filter problem every day. It's hubris.
- kzrdude 7y ago
  I think every species of organism has it - that hubris that brings them to compete for food and use every available resource to put offspring into the world, growing to the resource limit. We're just animals. Powerful animals.
deelowe 7y ago
Cosmetics were a scapegoat. All plastics breakdown into smaller and smaller particles, but never fully degrade. Ever seen UV damaged plastic that felt like it just turned to dust? That dust is microparticles.
- 08-15 7y ago
  Not true. Plastic that is collected and incinerated degrades to carbon dioxide, water and nitrogen. You can't collect used cosmetics.
  - sachdevap 7y ago
    Only if it were that clean: "Finally, waste-to-energy plants have the potential to emit low levels of toxic pollutants such as dioxins, acid gases, and heavy metals." [0] Just plastic is never "just" plastic. There will always be contamination of trash with potential for emission of pollutants. [0] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/should-we-burn-plastic-waste/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/shoul...
    - 08-15 7y ago
      Your whataboutism still proves that not all plastics degrade to microplastics, doesn't it? There is also a difference between the bulk of some material becoming something else and traces of some side product being emitted, not to mention potentially better technologies like molten salt oxidation or plasma gasification.
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mises 7y ago
I agree, let's just ban makeup. No body needs it any way.
martyvis 7y ago
Ironically, one of the ads in the OP from BBC was for Chanel!

RIP humanity/world. We had a good run Supposedly it's even in the water. Measured in Germany by german labs. They're introduced by cosmetics like the abrasive perls some cosmetics use.

defterGoose 7y ago

I keep thinking we're finding out the answer to the great filter problem every day. It's hubris.

kzrdude 7y ago
I think every species of organism has it - that hubris that brings them to compete for food and use every available resource to put offspring into the world, growing to the resource limit. We're just animals. Powerful animals.

deelowe 7y ago

Cosmetics were a scapegoat. All plastics breakdown into smaller and smaller particles, but never fully degrade. Ever seen UV damaged plastic that felt like it just turned to dust? That dust is microparticles.

08-15 7y ago
Not true. Plastic that is collected and incinerated degrades to carbon dioxide, water and nitrogen. You can't collect used cosmetics.
- sachdevap 7y ago
  Only if it were that clean: "Finally, waste-to-energy plants have the potential to emit low levels of toxic pollutants such as dioxins, acid gases, and heavy metals." [0] Just plastic is never "just" plastic. There will always be contamination of trash with potential for emission of pollutants. [0] https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/should-we-burn-plastic-waste/ https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/2019/03/shoul...
  - 08-15 7y ago
    Your whataboutism still proves that not all plastics degrade to microplastics, doesn't it? There is also a difference between the bulk of some material becoming something else and traces of some side product being emitted, not to mention potentially better technologies like molten salt oxidation or plasma gasification.

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mises 7y ago

I agree, let's just ban makeup. No body needs it any way.

martyvis 7y ago

Ironically, one of the ads in the OP from BBC was for Chanel!