Benji Jones

I actually saw, like, a headline about the Taj Mahal being, like, affected by acid rain, like, eroding the surface of the Taj Mahal. So, like, some parts of the world still deal with, like, slightly acidic rain because they have emissions from these... fossil fuels, but in general, especially in wealthier parts of the world, we are not getting rained on by acid, which is great.

Okay. Great question. So I think in some ways the plastic problem is worse because plastic stays around forever, like decades, centuries, really hard to get rid of once it's in the environment. PFAS, same story. But... But? But, and this is my rare bout of hope, which is that we learned from acid rain, from the ozone hole, that...

Okay. Great question. So I think in some ways the plastic problem is worse because plastic stays around forever, like decades, centuries, really hard to get rid of once it's in the environment. PFAS, same story. But... But? But, and this is my rare bout of hope, which is that we learned from acid rain, from the ozone hole, that...

Okay. Great question. So I think in some ways the plastic problem is worse because plastic stays around forever, like decades, centuries, really hard to get rid of once it's in the environment. PFAS, same story. But... But? But, and this is my rare bout of hope, which is that we learned from acid rain, from the ozone hole, that...

When we as a species, humans, governments, want to solve a problem, want to solve an environmental problem, we do it. There was public outcry around acid rain. We fixed it, largely. And so I think that is a lesson in, like, this is a question about will. Do we have the will to get rid of plastics and do we have the regulations in place to do so?

When we as a species, humans, governments, want to solve a problem, want to solve an environmental problem, we do it. There was public outcry around acid rain. We fixed it, largely. And so I think that is a lesson in, like, this is a question about will. Do we have the will to get rid of plastics and do we have the regulations in place to do so?

When we as a species, humans, governments, want to solve a problem, want to solve an environmental problem, we do it. There was public outcry around acid rain. We fixed it, largely. And so I think that is a lesson in, like, this is a question about will. Do we have the will to get rid of plastics and do we have the regulations in place to do so?

And that is the other kind of important takeaway, which is that when you have major industries that are benefiting from this incredible amount of plastic flowing into the environment, We need to often create regulations that are tamping down on that supply of plastic. Do we have any of those?

And that is the other kind of important takeaway, which is that when you have major industries that are benefiting from this incredible amount of plastic flowing into the environment, We need to often create regulations that are tamping down on that supply of plastic. Do we have any of those?

And that is the other kind of important takeaway, which is that when you have major industries that are benefiting from this incredible amount of plastic flowing into the environment, We need to often create regulations that are tamping down on that supply of plastic. Do we have any of those?

Well, I don't think folks who follow the plastic conversation closely are very hopeful about the current administration. Hmm. As you may have seen, Trump is trying to bring back plastic straws.

Well, I don't think folks who follow the plastic conversation closely are very hopeful about the current administration. Hmm. As you may have seen, Trump is trying to bring back plastic straws.

Well, I don't think folks who follow the plastic conversation closely are very hopeful about the current administration. Hmm. As you may have seen, Trump is trying to bring back plastic straws.

He seems to be passionately against paper straws, which like, okay, there's some merit to that.

He seems to be passionately against paper straws, which like, okay, there's some merit to that.

He seems to be passionately against paper straws, which like, okay, there's some merit to that.

It is true. I mean, no one wants that dissolving paper straw.

It is true. I mean, no one wants that dissolving paper straw.

It is true. I mean, no one wants that dissolving paper straw.

But you're also famously anti-plastic.