Single-Use Plastics

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Introduction
Pros
- Pro 1: Single-use plastic bans combat destructive convenience culture.
- Pro 2: Single-use plastic bans work. Period.
- Pro 3: Bans are required because plastic recycling is a myth.
Cons
- Con 1: Single-use plastic serves a range of important uses.
- Con 2: Bans targeting single-use products are Band-Aids hiding the real need—a reduction in all plastic production.
- Con 3: Bans wrongly punish consumers, whereas producers and recyclers are the problem.
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