I heard plastics are made from oil. When the oil eventually runs dry, does that mean we will be completely out of plastics and other oil by-products? I cannot not even start to think of a life without plastics. It would set us back to the 1900's. Has this ever been metiond?
from what i have heard this problem has been voiced once or twice. but your answer is pretty easy because now we make canola oil and other oils made out of renewable resources. people are now making plastics that are biodegradable and completely made out of corn oil. so really we'll be moving farther environmentally and scientifically in the future once every one uses these plastics instead of going back in time.
Plastic is recyclable. There is enough plastic thrown away every week that if it were recycled would save many barrels of oil for other uses.
