Removing single-use plastics from Earth would significantly improve global environmental and human health in 2025.
Plastics have permeated nearly every ecosystem, with microplastics now found in remote areas like Antarctic sea ice and even within the human body, potentially linked to health issues like infertility.
Eliminating them would lead to:
Ocean Recovery: It would stop the addition of millions of tons of waste to oceans annually, where it currently harms marine life and habitats.
Reduced Pollution: Roughly 99% of plastic is derived from fossil fuels; removing it would drastically cut associated greenhouse gas emissions.
Health Benefits: It would reduce human exposure to toxic heavy metals (like lead and arsenic) and chemicals that leach from plastic waste in landfills.
Alternative: eliminate the malaria parasite. Alternative 2: eliminate those mosquito species that bite humans. Some other critter can fill the Aedes aegypti niche.
edit: i should probably be more specificāi meant by wars that cause harm amongst people, separating families, killing innocents, and only started due to conflicts between major leaders of nations
I know why they would hate on "Hover Hands" Keanu. Because they love Trump and his "Grab 'em by the pussy." mental illness. While Keanu doesn't actually touch women who aren't his wife.
I am going to say radical people on both sides of the aisle those that canāt communicate with people on the other side of the aisle without calling for violence or saying something untrue about the other. I feel that if we got rid of them on both sides the people who are more level headed.
The entire corporate structure for nearly every company in the world would immediately collapse and we would in turn have a bunch of idiots who don't know how to manage anything trying to put things back together.
I was about to spam upvote so hard and write a really nice comment praising you. Then I saw you said would and not should and some random nonsense afterwards.
Don't dog owners technically count as this. The others here isn't specifying whether or not the other is human. Also if I own a small business in which I have employees I give tasks to, isn't that also me controlling them for monetary gain. Police warden control prisoners for financial gain, do they count as well, same with all police officers. My point is you are still getting a lot of decent people with this one.
Muhammadens. So much war would just stop and peace would spread much faster. Except Communist countries who still love their places, but then theyād have less resistance in taking thinks over. Cough cough, Russia in Afghanistan
The truth is that politics and all of those involved, regardless of their political party, are stupid and/or corrupt, especially after 2006, and that's being generous with the time frame.
Yes, it's really that simple.
Taxes, ignorance or racism but personally I think the thing that would probably make this planet a lot better is if we were to get rid of pedophilia permanently and increase heavy punishment against those who commit those crimes.
Pseudointellectual redditors
BUT I DONT WANT TO DIE!!!
š§ quite.
Oxygen
Underrated. Solves so many issues. Although it also kills a lot of innocent animals, eh maybe its not underrated.
Hatred!
Removing single-use plastics from Earth would significantly improve global environmental and human health in 2025. Plastics have permeated nearly every ecosystem, with microplastics now found in remote areas like Antarctic sea ice and even within the human body, potentially linked to health issues like infertility. Eliminating them would lead to:
Ocean Recovery: It would stop the addition of millions of tons of waste to oceans annually, where it currently harms marine life and habitats.
Reduced Pollution: Roughly 99% of plastic is derived from fossil fuels; removing it would drastically cut associated greenhouse gas emissions.
Health Benefits: It would reduce human exposure to toxic heavy metals (like lead and arsenic) and chemicals that leach from plastic waste in landfills.
MF ChatGPT in here with an answer.
Mosquitos
Excellent answer!!!
Either this or ticks for me. I'm not sure which spreads worse disease but I sure fucking hate ticks.
Bed bugs over Mozzies
Came here to say that!
Would be a BAD idea. Turns out Mosquitos are pollinators for grasses. Grasses like rice, wheat, oats, barley... Oops.
Around 750k human lives would be saved yearly if mosquitos vanished overnight.Ā
Food webs would be temporarily disrupted but scientists believe it would adapt easily.Ā
Mosquitos is a great answer here.Ā
What about ticks then, I heard somewhere that there's literally no upsides to having ticks existing
Alternative: eliminate the malaria parasite. Alternative 2: eliminate those mosquito species that bite humans. Some other critter can fill the Aedes aegypti niche.
Now I know 2 pollinators, mosquitos š¦ and bees š, AND THEY BOTH STING
r/beatmetoit
Ignorance
war
edit: i should probably be more specificāi meant by wars that cause harm amongst people, separating families, killing innocents, and only started due to conflicts between major leaders of nations
Humans
Humans
Human.
Humans
People
Humans of course.
Fascists
Do you think the rich would get lumped in? If so then that's perfect.
Only the ulta bad I don't think Keanu Reeves would be lost
So the fact that someone ended up down voting with either means that they are fascist , or they just don't like Keanu Reeves for some reason.
Why hate on Keanu? Heās breathtaking
I know why they would hate on "Hover Hands" Keanu. Because they love Trump and his "Grab 'em by the pussy." mental illness. While Keanu doesn't actually touch women who aren't his wife.
You're breathtaking!
Whoa!
Capitalists will always support fascism cause fascism does not threaten capital.
Humans
As kid of the 90's social media and border's
dead ass humans
Humans duh
P*dophilia people.
I am going to say radical people on both sides of the aisle those that canāt communicate with people on the other side of the aisle without calling for violence or saying something untrue about the other. I feel that if we got rid of them on both sides the people who are more level headed.
Homo sapiens.
Humans
100%
Humans obviously.
bad people
Highly ambiguous. What is defined as a "bad person" is highly contextual and circumstantial.
Those who seek to control others for their own gain, most likely.
Fair
The entire corporate structure for nearly every company in the world would immediately collapse and we would in turn have a bunch of idiots who don't know how to manage anything trying to put things back together.
I was about to spam upvote so hard and write a really nice comment praising you. Then I saw you said would and not should and some random nonsense afterwards.
Don't dog owners technically count as this. The others here isn't specifying whether or not the other is human. Also if I own a small business in which I have employees I give tasks to, isn't that also me controlling them for monetary gain. Police warden control prisoners for financial gain, do they count as well, same with all police officers. My point is you are still getting a lot of decent people with this one.
I know what you mean but you're still leaving out 3 other problematic leaders.
You guys are literally going to end up like ancient anthans and The Weimar Republic (Germany, 1919ā1933).
Dogmatist = Overzealous principle enforcement
Extractor = Overzealous extraction via authority
Abdicator = Refusal to enforce
Negligent = Refusal to protect
The people she would consider bad when she expressed bad people
No shit sherlock
Same they are the worst!
You added an extra word for some reason.
Muhammadens. So much war would just stop and peace would spread much faster. Except Communist countries who still love their places, but then theyād have less resistance in taking thinks over. Cough cough, Russia in Afghanistan
Oddly enough on social media I would say social media
People that post serious opinions on posts like this.
Woah this is getting a little too serious for me.
Let's just stop at "people"
Racism
Humans
Greed
How were you downvoted
Cuz he took all the upvotes and thats greedy
Just for that .. you can have mine ..
Islam
Pinky toes
Racism
TRU!P
...
The truth is that politics and all of those involved, regardless of their political party, are stupid and/or corrupt, especially after 2006, and that's being generous with the time frame. Yes, it's really that simple.
Do you really need to censor the name?
Obviosly, he is the worst thing i can think of except leaders who ordered mass murders
Politically charged I like it. the truth is that thereās 2 sides. but one nation. We forget that fact. It may very well come to a civil war.
Humans
Money
Money is an amazing concept, the issue is the system that it operates within.
Or we could just take care of eachother
Religionā¦. All of itā¦. Mostly Christianityā¦ thought. You dont really hear of Buddhist or Hindu monks doing bad stuff.
Amen!
russia
Myself unfortunately
Politicians.
Taxes
Certain humans
Humans
The atmosphere
Greed.
gender
Me
A proton from every atom
AWFL's
Olives
Greed
Mass delusion. This one thing would fee us from money religion and government.
America
Assumptions
Flies
People.
Even volcanoes exploding tornadoes hurricanes earthquakes all reshape and rejuvenate the Earth. People do the opposite.
Mosquitoes
misquitos
Yogurt covered pretzels
Pseudo science
Hate
Taxes, ignorance or racism but personally I think the thing that would probably make this planet a lot better is if we were to get rid of pedophilia permanently and increase heavy punishment against those who commit those crimes.
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Corruption
social media
Pedophiles
Billionaires
the middle east
MeĀ
PoliticsĀ
Something that makes the world better? Technology
Social Media
Politicians
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Humans
People
Humans
24 hour news.
Cancers.
Thought this would be far and away the top answer with a bunch of awards. Unfortunately I had to scroll almost to the bottom to see it.
I canāt afford an award, but hereās the best I can do. š
Oxygen. Don't question me.
Someone disliked every comment so Iām liking them all
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People
Water.
Humans!!! we are both beautiful but insanely destructive to both ourselves/others and to earth
Viruses and diseases
Slothfulness
Greed
Politicians.
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evilwhenthe makeagif.com
Humans
AI
Trump.
I am surprised by how many people responded in a way that suggests that they wish to commit genocide.
Greed
Perjury
People
you asked what would make the planet better. Removing humanity instantly improves everything for everyone else.
Greed.
Muslims
France
The ability to hold one's fart in a crowded elevator.
Religion
Social media
Humans
Greed.
Lies
Twitter
Money was my first thought but it's been said, so I guess I'll say oil
Mosquitoes
Borders
Water
Corruption from governments
Humans
Mosquitos and gnats
Me
You deserve kindness. Don't go harming yourself
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France
humans.
Religion
Discrimination
The answer of course is humans. We are a net negative to every other living thing, as well as a destructive force on the planet.
One electron from every atom.
Film bros
Religion
Electrons
Evil.
Carbon
Humans
Greed
Stupidity
Crude oil. Let's end it now.
Donald Trump
Blockchain tech
Inflation, Poverty, deforestation, pollution, SA, stalking, and all the other things.
I feel like the real answer will get one in trouble with the government.
Humans
Hotel resort fees
Capitalism
Epstein's Father, just remove that entirely from the timeline š®āšØ
India
Earth
Humanity
Blatella Germanica.
Trump