Capitalism/Money System — Down the Rabbit Hole
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Plastics shortage
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Plastics shortage
I have a friend who works in the plastics industry. She told me about something she’d heard about but was given little to no media attention. Though this particular situation happened in June, I do remember hearing about a carrier that sank in Sri Lanka. What I remember was that it was a chemical/oil spill. What I didn’t realize was that there were also several metric tons of HDPE plastic “pellets” aboard as well. The type that are used in the food industry for a myriad of products. Once it went in the water it became contaminated. That plastic is also used in, you guessed it, computer chips. Article attached. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/06/01/nurdles-sri-lanka-ship-wreck-plastic-pellets/
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Now that’s thinking outside the box. Good job tying this to the shortage.
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It all ties in. It’s a cascading domino effect. Considering the quantity of everyday items that have plastic in them…it’s setting us up for a world of hurt.
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