Fungus And The Nonexistent Anti Plastic Pollution Movement

A fungus discovered in a garbage dump in Pakistan is touted by some as the answer to plastic pollution. Virtually indestructible plastic appears that it can be broken down by the fungus and rendered harmless in the limited environment of the Pakistan garbage dump. But in the harsh environments of oceans and elsewhere, the fungus does not stand a chance.

Instead of waiting for the scientific or technological miracle that will never come, the plastic pollution problem will only get worse until it is treated as the crisis that it is.

Billions of people are plastic dependent. Billions of people are plastic dependent and lack ways to properly dispose of their plastic waste, so it gets dumped into rivers and oceans and on lands. It also gets openly burned, poisoning people, animals and the environment.

Unless plastic trash is properly collected and disposed of, plastic trash will keep accumulating until the oceans are completely destroyed. This means spending trillions of dollars on creating a worldwide proper waste management system. Is mankind anywhere close to properly disposing of its garbage?

World leaders meet and flaunt their greatness. Trillions of dollars are spent on weapons. Billionaires and multimillionaires accumulate more wealth as the world becomes more impoverished.

People that should care settle for crumbs and woefully inadequate feel good solutions.

No movement exists to create universal proper waste management. Therefore plastic will continue pouring into the environment and nothing of consequence will be done to stop it.