I understand that plastics are bad for the environment but why are they so much worse then any other rocks and sand that are always present. If plastics can’t biodegrade why can’t they be considered as a somthing like sand after a certain point.
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A lot of organisms actually use sand and rocks.
Very few use plastics, almost none.
Sand and rocks are necessary for some organisms.
Plastics are not, in fact they hurt a lot of organisms.
Concrete is basically an artificial rock. It comes in big chunks, which gradually break down into something like sand. Plastic, on the other hand, comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes including things that animals might mistake for food. It also can break down into tiny microscopic particles that animals can breath or drink. So plastic is a lot more likely to end up inside of animals than concrete is. Plastic can also leech out toxic chemicals as it slowly degrades.
Vitamins and MINERALS. Minerals are basically a part of your and most organisms diet. Plastics on the other hand can clog up those same digestive processes.
A lot of organisms actually use sand and rocks.
Very few use plastics, almost none.
Sand and rocks are necessary for some organisms.
Plastics are not, in fact they hurt a lot of organisms.
A lot of organisms actually use sand and rocks.
Very few use plastics, almost none.
Sand and rocks are necessary for some organisms.
Plastics are not, in fact they hurt a lot of organisms.
Vitamins and MINERALS. Minerals are basically a part of your and most organisms diet. Plastics on the other hand can clog up those same digestive processes.
Concrete is basically an artificial rock. It comes in big chunks, which gradually break down into something like sand. Plastic, on the other hand, comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes including things that animals might mistake for food. It also can break down into tiny microscopic particles that animals can breath or drink. So plastic is a lot more likely to end up inside of animals than concrete is. Plastic can also leech out toxic chemicals as it slowly degrades.
Concrete is basically an artificial rock. It comes in big chunks, which gradually break down into something like sand. Plastic, on the other hand, comes in all sorts of shapes and sizes including things that animals might mistake for food. It also can break down into tiny microscopic particles that animals can breath or drink. So plastic is a lot more likely to end up inside of animals than concrete is. Plastic can also leech out toxic chemicals as it slowly degrades.
Vitamins and MINERALS. Minerals are basically a part of your and most organisms diet. Plastics on the other hand can clog up those same digestive processes.
Concrete is not that much better. Excavating sand from river bed or sea floor causes erosion, water pollution and devastates organisms that are dependent on it.
Depends on the sources of other ingredients, crystalline silica and naturally radioactive materials could contaminate the concrete and that’s a major air quality concern.
And that’s not counting the giant amount of CO2 footprint the concrete industry has. For one curing of concrete release CO2, production and transportation of concrete also consume lots of fuel.
Less much of a problem for already developed country, but for developing countries that are going through a construction boom these effects could be detrimental.
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