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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

But compared to plastic from virgin fossil fuels?

We as a society are going to need memory cards.

What do you think they should be made out of?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Sorry, that’s not Kosher.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Need to be examined on e case by case basis but plastic often comes out aheadi

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (1 children)

If you penny pinch and don’t want to pay the environmental cost, sure plastic might come out cheaper.

But when you take into account the triple bottom line, plastic comes out behind.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Plastic in a landfill is a lot less harmful than co2 in the atmosphere.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Which is why you use renewable green energy.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

Sure but do you have any proof they are doing that? some places are really good and others really bad. Overall my guess is iron is still worse than plastic but there are exceptions.