Should the US ban single-use plastics? A science-based lecture.

February 24 –Resolved: The United States federal government should ban single-use plastics.

• note: video re-uploaded due to endearing but unprofessional lack of editing in the middle

[DebateTrack]

3:13 - resolution background
12:15 - plastics background (good/bad)
22:08 - Aff
34:00 - Neg

[SpurritialTheories]

Im finding cards online that say Microplastics have no evidence to cause disease/harm, but also cards that say they can cause development issues and harm. What do I do here? I have never faced this issue before (this is the end of my first year of debate so not too much experience)

[spooniefullofsugar]

Thank you for breaking down the complexities!

[jenlong-jihi]

I really appreciate all the research and evidence you are providing!!! I am doing an Earth Day project with students and I will be adding your video as a possible resource for them.

[Matthew-gqzt]

this helped me a lot with my debate case. thx :D

[calvinburge]

Do you have any real life analogy’s about the pro side that i can use for the judge? For section 230 on pro I talked about how if you had the ability to run a red light you would and then correlated that with the immunity it provides companies such as google. It’s important for our team that we dumb down analogy’s to the judge. Thanks.

[sriya_indl]

I live in a state with a plastic bags ban, it was implemented by charging money to use plastic bags at grocery stores. I have seen it work very well and most people have transitioned to using reusable bags.

[rowenlair]

thanks, this video was really helpful to get some general ideas of what sides are gonna be arguing.

Although, I am a little worried judges are going to hear a 'phased in ban' and think it's veering too far off the original topic. What would you say is a good thing to point to if someone's unsure if having a phased in ban is allowed in debate?

[Jessicab-uc]

I'm in Canada and our SUP ban seems to be going well its very common to see people with their own reusable bags, i bought my family metal cutlery sets to keep in their purse or back pack from what i hear they love them, they are also pretty inexpensive to buy too. i have no complaints about the SUP ban.

[jgawesomeness]

I heard you say smth abt an argument on NEG hurting business owners but plastics is an integral use in medical/scientific practices, was that mentioned in the NEG section or just on the plastic good section

[TheNotverysocial]

I buy things secondhand when purchasing something is unavoidable. Apart from groceries of course. SImply make due with furnishings, appliances, and tools I've got currently as possible, and not constantly want new stuff. If I need something, there is always a high likelihood it exists secondhand, and there are controls to keep defective tools and machines from finding their ways in there, so you are almost certainly getting something lasting.

Dishes in particular are taken for granted. Unless you are going to the park, beach, camping trip site, or other outdoor place to have a picnic, you don't need single use plates, cups and cutlery to add to your household waste. And soap goes an awful long way, so you can still use the same dishes indefinitely without concern for your health. Speaking of which, powdered and solid soaps exist, and some of them come in wax paper boxes, so plastic bottles aren't always needed.

Edit: beef and dairy is not necessary for human sustenance and health, and has the hugest impact in ecological impact when it comes to food sources. We don't actually need them to survive.

[meredithyount]

Thank you! these are really helpful for TA's.

[mrb]

Also, someone needs to be held accountable (punished) or else it doesn't matter

[hjaslhzvc]

Do you have any suggestions how to justice that the US shouldn't ban the plastics even though all states so far have had phased-in bans for single-use plastics, (however, haven’t banned completely), and so have other countries. Why US shouldn’t ban it?

[jocelynwu]

Just wondering, where are the rebuttals on the website? I can't find them 🥲

[Mango-pjvx]

If we were to argue for bioplastics for pro, would that be considered a counter plan which is against the NSDA rules?

[Maxtherocketguy]

why did i hear my friend say the topic is about private space exploration?

[johnsloyan]

Thank you! Does "ban" mean " ban all"?