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minus-squareAeri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6·1 day agoHonestly if it was up to me I’d just ban plastic flat out unless you got some kind of “this is actually really important and NEEDS to be made of plastic” cert
minus-squareEcholynx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·18 hours agoThere are tons of single-use plastic medical supplies - syringes, wrappers, etc.
minus-squarestarman2112@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down1·16 hours agoWould you say that those things are actually really important and NEED to be made of plastic? I wonder if Aeri would account for that possibility
minus-squareAeri@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1·2 hours agoI’m not the ultimate authority on all things, but I’d question if these things need to be made of plastic. Syringes are made out of things like Borosilicate glass, Stainless steel, autoclaves and cases exist. It would also be way less big a deal if we just didn’t have as much plastic in general.
Honestly if it was up to me I’d just ban plastic flat out unless you got some kind of “this is actually really important and NEEDS to be made of plastic” cert
There are tons of single-use plastic medical supplies - syringes, wrappers, etc.
Would you say that those things are actually really important and NEED to be made of plastic? I wonder if Aeri would account for that possibility
I’m not the ultimate authority on all things, but I’d question if these things need to be made of plastic.
Syringes are made out of things like Borosilicate glass, Stainless steel, autoclaves and cases exist.
It would also be way less big a deal if we just didn’t have as much plastic in general.