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		nostromo on Feb 11, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Kenyan recycles plastic waste into bricks stronger... > the alternative (chucking it in a landfill) is worse Why is that worse? Plastic is made out of oil. It belongs in the ground.

loyukfai on Feb 11, 2021 [–]

So if the rate we produce new plastic is slower or the same as decomposition, than it will be a lesser problem than its today?

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