so if we stop using oil, where will we get all our plastic?

Question

i mean, plastic is usually a byproduct of oil isn't it? or am i wrong i might be misinformed

Answer 1

You are absolutely correct. This is where so many people miss the boat on the Oil issue. Even if all the cars, planes and boats in the US...hell, the World, used water to fuel them, we would still need Oil to run the economy as it is pivotal in not only Plastics, but other composites, makeup and energy generation. There are some other sources for plastics though, like the combination of diary products and vinegar produces plastic, but these sources do not provide the quantity or quality that comes from Oil.

Answer 2

Perhaps it is time to quit using so much plastic and start using something that is a little more biodegradable. We got along for centuries without it, and the invention of it has done a lot for convenience, and even more for our landfills. We produce a tremendous amount of garbage, most of it plastic.
Maybe more glass is the way to go, we can make that from sand, which is a readily available resource, even in this country, and it is virtually free.
It seems to me that most of the benefits that oil brings to us come with a price tag, one that wouldn't be approved now if we were just discovering all those benefits. The pollution,garbage, and byproducts of their manufacture alone would keep it unavailable, due to "serious concerns" about pollution and global warming.
We would just have to manage with cloth diapers and glass bottles.

Answer 3

Actually, plastics can be made from plants, like soybeans.

It's still expensive, but that is mainly due to the control of the oil cartel and the fact that government has not pushed the research. Still, it is very close to costing the same and is fully biodegradable.

The only reason we still use oil for anything is because the alternatives are not being seriously pursued and the power of the oil industry is unbelievable.

Answer 4

Car-gill has a process that makes plastic out of corn. It works just like normal plastic but with a catalyst added to it bio degrades in weeks...

If we would stop using Gas made from Oil tomorrow we would have enough oil to make plastic for 1000's of years.

Answer 5

the main element is end using oil as our familiar source of capability. Oil will nonetheless be needed and used for the products you indexed and extra (you forgot prescription drugs). Our very own oil production features could be extra suitable than adequate for those purposes.

Answer 6

I don't think people are trying to stop using oil altogether, more like optimizing our usage of oil.

It is because we have so many dependencies on oil (plastic, electricity, gas) that we have to find ways to reduce our consumption so we aren't thrown into chaos when supplies get low/run out.

Answer 7

Science has a way of adjusting, don't you think?

Do you know that one carpet manufacturer is already producing Yarn from Corn oil? Yet to be proven, I say.
Most yarn, Nylon, more expensive from Coal, (Oil), Polyester, (Oil), Polypropelene , (Gas and byproducts of refining oil).

Where there is a will a way will be found.

Answer 8

You are correct. Who tricked you into thinking you will stop using oil and/or byproducts of oil?

Answer 9

You are so correct, even the price of plastic baby bottles and cups, dishware, table cloths, all children’s toys goes up along with the bags that hold potato chips and other grocery products, even garbage bags, car parts and hoses, dishwashers, all appliances and their parts, plus the fuel used to ship every product rises. The total cost is never ending…

Answer 10

Nobody I know wants to stop using it, what they want is minimize the use or allow oil to compete with other sources of energy so we don't get robbed every time they decide you should pay higher prices.