China's Waste Ban Is Causing A Trash Crisis In The U.S

Originally Posted by HipoGear

The big problem is plastic. Made from petroleum. Perhaps the oil industry should help fund the clean up. Of course responsible packaging practices would go a long way to help too.

Why should the oil industry be held responsible for the cleanup. Do they make the plastic or do other companies make it?
Just asking.

Originally Posted by jimicrk

Why should the oil industry be held responsible for the cleanup. Do they make the plastic or do other companies make it?
Just asking.

Let's just tax the # out of everyone !
Plastic is used for everything from medical devices, to car parts, to building material . Trying to blame the oil industry for plastic trash is the equivalent of blaming the tobacco farmers for cigarette butts !
Most plastic manufacturers are outside of the US, so I would love to see how 'making them pay' works.

To answer your question, I worked on a project at the Kraton facility over in Ohio ... it's very dangerous work, and folks end up getting killed on maintenance all the time. I have never seen an oil refinery make plastic products.
Next time you use a plastic power tool, drive your plastic car around, or eat food that was stored in a plastic container, just remember that many folks DIE to keep the plastic processing plants running.