“Of all the environmental problems in this book, **stopping plastic pollution is the simplest**. We know how to do it. We don’t need to wait for new innovations or technological breakthroughs. With some basic investments, the world could solve this problem tomorrow. To be clear, here I’m talking about plastic pollution: stopping plastic from leaking into our rivers and oceans where it harms wildlife. **We don’t want to eliminate plastic use completely. We should keep it for essential uses. For the rest, we can find alternatives or cut back**. ([Location 3877](https://readwise.io/to_kindle?action=open&asin=B0C3X6X695&location=3877))” --- **Tags** -- [[quotes]], [[plastics]], [[pollution]], **Source** -- [[260103133118 - B - Not the End of the World]]