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		kayone on Sept 23, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in pla... you do know that no one burns crude oil right? it's not an either burn it or make plastic out of it.

frosted-flakes on Sept 23, 2021 [–]

Oil is extracted from the earth primarily to burn it, such as in automobile engines. The fact that it goes through a refining stage is irrelevant.

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