[wormseed]

It does just stay there in a well run landfill, and microplastics mostly either come from tyres and cosmetics, or plastics that aren't disposed of in landfills.

There's some poorly run landfills, but how about we campaign to somewhat improve landfills instead of trying to reform all of modern society?

[JulianMorrison]

Most landfills aren't well run. They're in third world countries, or places with business-favouring politics, or corrupt.

Also, you aren't thinking in deep time. Plastic waste needs to be managed indefinitely if it isn't going to be incinerated, because plastic becomes more dangerous, not less, as it becomes finer particles. Which also penetrate containment more readily.

[gridlockd]

> Most landfills aren't well run. They're in third world countries, or places with business-favouring politics, or corrupt.

We can regulate our own landfills and we can regulate which countries we export to. This is a far more realistic prospect than just banning most plastic products outright, as you suggest.

> Plastic waste needs to be managed indefinitely if it isn't going to be incinerated, because plastic becomes more dangerous, not less, as it becomes finer particles.

Yes, waste needs to be managed indefinitely, and we will always have to manage waste. We can do that.

[sambull]

We many just need to reform all of modern society.

[isostatic]

Isn't that like saying nuclear waste is fine if it's in a properly run container.

How many years will it take until the plastic is no longer able to get into the food chain?