There is a downside as the world begins to move away from oil as a fuel source:
The Plastics Pipeline: A Surge of New Production Is on the WayA world awash in plastic will soon see even more, as a host of new petrochemical plants — their ethane feedstock supplied by the fracking boom — come online. Major oil companies, facing the prospect of reduced demand for their fuels, are ramping up their plastics output.A whopping 91% of plastic isn't recycledBillions of tons of plastic have been made over the past decades, and much of it is becoming trash and litter, finds the first analysis of the issue.For those of us concerned about plastic poisoning the natural world, especially our oceans, this is a disaster.
