Poll of the Day > Jason Momoa SLAMS Chris Pratt for using a PLASTIC WATER BOTTLE!!!

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Jason Momoa has been shy about his environmental beliefs as he's a huge supporter of eliminating plastics and deamnded the UN to stop HALF ASSING it when it comes to climate change..and he took a DIG at his "friend", CHRIS PRATT, after he was pictured using a PLATIC WATER BOTTLE!!

Pratt has been helping promote Amazon products for his "famous workouts" but got a tongue lashing from the Aquaman star who wrote "Bro, i love u but wtf on the water bottle? no single use plastic come on"

Pratt however is not as enviromentally health conscious as many other celebrities are, in fact his politics are more moderate to conservative than others as he doesn't generally let people know, particularly is HUNTING interest.

Momoa is known for his titular role as Aquaman, aka Arthur Curry who becomes the King of Atlantis and can communicate with fish. It's also the first DCEU film to top 1 billion after Joker became the 2nd to top a billion this year.

Pratt plays the rogue-ish Star Lord in the massively popular Guardians of the Galaxy films and was famously known for dropping plenty of weight in order to play the character.

He just shed 60lbs in 6 months after having gained weight for his role in Deliveery Man and has documented his sweaty workout sessions on instagram

Whose side are you on?

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I really dont see the big deal here...
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Obviously single-use plastic water bottles are bad. This isn't even an opinion thing. That said, sometimes they're the lesser of two evils, such as in places where the tap water isn't drinkable (though that's not a situation that should ever be allowed to persist for more than a few weeks outside of extreme emergencies).
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Get over it Aquaman.

adjl posted...

Obviously single-use plastic water bottles are bad. This isn't even an opinion thing. That said, sometimes they're the lesser of two evils, such as in places where the tap water isn't drinkable (though that's not a situation that should ever be allowed to persist for more than a few weeks outside of extreme emergencies).

Yeah. Some places just have bad tap water. And should at least have filters. But not all places do...
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LinkPizza posted...

adjl posted...

Obviously single-use plastic water bottles are bad. This isn't even an opinion thing. That said, sometimes they're the lesser of two evils, such as in places where the tap water isn't drinkable (though that's not a situation that should ever be allowed to persist for more than a few weeks outside of extreme emergencies).

Yeah. Some places just have bad tap water. And should at least have filters. But not all places do...

Filters are a bandaid solution. If tap water is bad enough that filters are necessary to make it drinkable, the local government needs to get off their asses and fix it.
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Is this serious lol

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adjl posted...

Obviously single-use plastic water bottles are bad. This isn't even an opinion thing. That said, sometimes they're the lesser of two evils, such as in places where the tap water isn't drinkable (though that's not a situation that should ever be allowed to persist for more than a few weeks outside of extreme emergencies).

Why are they considered single use when you can easily refill them plenty of times?
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But bottles aren't single use...
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I want to think this is a joke.

BlackScythe0 posted...

I want to think this is a joke.

Naw hollywood is this fucking phony. Let's single out people for clickbait and followers instead of going after the actually people responsible for fucking the environment

OhhhJa posted...

BlackScythe0 posted...

I want to think this is a joke.

Naw hollywood is this fucking phony. Let's single out people for clickbait and followers instead of going after the actually people responsible for fucking the environment

But then if we bring up Trump and all the rollbacks hes done to the EPA, and things of the like, youll come in and defend the shit out of him.


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HornedLion posted...

OhhhJa posted...

BlackScythe0 posted...

I want to think this is a joke.

Naw hollywood is this fucking phony. Let's single out people for clickbait and followers instead of going after the actually people responsible for fucking the environment

But then if we bring up Trump and all the rollbacks hes done to the EPA, and things of the like, youll come in and defend the shit out of him.

Nailed him.

Cause he cant recycle that single use water bottle

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You're not Aquaman off set, my dude.
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So the actor and character are simpatico? I kinda dig it.
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I bet Momoa doesn't even pocket mulch.

Virching phony.
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adjl posted...

Filters are a bandaid solution. If tap water is bad enough that filters are necessary to make it drinkable, the local government needs to get off their asses and fix it.

Fair...

Muscles posted...

Why are they considered single use when you can easily refill them plenty of times?

I don't think you are suppose to. It's apparently not safe ot something due to the plastic. You can, but it's not recommended. Which is why people buy the reusable ones. Plus, reusable ones last longer, making them cost efficient...
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What if you recycle the bottle? I recycle all of mine?

BeerOnTap posted...

What if you recycle the bottle? I recycle all of mine?

Apparently, recycling in complicated. And doesn't work that well... Or something...
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he's just jealous because his movies have all sucked.
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Also, what's with the word "friend"? Why quotations?
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If you don't want plastics being made then you also don't want any fossil fuels since all the raw materials for plastics are byproducts of oil refining.
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My guy literally thinks he's Aquaman.
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Muscles posted...

adjl posted...

Obviously single-use plastic water bottles are bad. This isn't even an opinion thing. That said, sometimes they're the lesser of two evils, such as in places where the tap water isn't drinkable (though that's not a situation that should ever be allowed to persist for more than a few weeks outside of extreme emergencies).

Why are they considered single use when you can easily refill them plenty of times?

Mostly because most people don't do that. For those that do, however, the plastic itself doesn't last forever before it starts leeching into the contents, so it's not advisable to use them indefinitely. Even aside from that, they're not the most durable, so using them long-term isn't the most viable idea.

Basically, reusing them helps, but not as much as simply getting a reusable water bottle would.

BeerOnTap posted...

What if you recycle the bottle? I recycle all of mine?

Depends where you are. For a long time, most municipalities sent their recycling to China to be processed, but China recently stopped taking all but the highest quality plastic waste because they're generating enough of their own to saturate their recycling facilities. Some municipalities have found alternative buyers, but others have ended up just sending their recycling to landfills anyway. There's also the point that many public locations like malls have recycling and organics bins and therefore look like they separate their waste, but just end up combining them all into one landfill bag when they take them out (which is part laziness on their part and part a consequence of how hard it is to make sure people don't mix them up). And then even once you do get the plastic recycled, that's still an energy-intensive process that would be better to avoid.

Basically, remember that there are three R's, and recycling is the last of the three for a reason. Ideally, just don't create the waste in the first place. Try to recycle it if you do, because it's better than ending up in a landfill, but it's best to not even have to consider that.

Chris Pratt continues to be the worst of the Chriss.
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_AdjI_ posted...

And then even once you do get the plastic recycled, that's still an energy-intensive process that would be better to avoid.

Not really a problem if you operate on renewables/nuclear.
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_AdjI_ posted...

There's also the point that many public locations like malls have recycling and organics bins and therefore look like they separate their waste, but just end up combining them all into one landfill bag when they take them out (which is part laziness on their part and part a consequence of how hard it is to make sure people don't mix them up).

I see this a lot. At work on base, we have a bin which specifically has multiple bins on it for different materials. And even a dumpster that was labeled for recycling. But it was a trash truck that dumped all of them. And since we knew it wasnt recycling out there, they didnt use the bins for recycling, either. So, we just have a bunch of trash cans, instead...
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I love how he tries sounding so bro-ish and like a man with "Bro, i love u but wtf on the water bottle? no single use plastic come on"

Lol no soyboy hipster, piss off with your hipster shit.


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Kyuubi4269 posted...

_AdjI_ posted...

And then even once you do get the plastic recycled, that's still an energy-intensive process that would be better to avoid.

Not really a problem if you operate on renewables/nuclear.

It's decidedly less of a problem, sure, but that doesn't mean it's not worth avoiding. The more energy you use, the more production capacity you need, meaning the more production capacity has to be built. Even renewable energy sources have a substantial impact on the environment when they're being built, from the clearing of the required land, the operation of the construction vehicles, and the process of procuring the raw materials.

In practice, of course, recycling is a relatively tiny component of all of a region's energy usage, so it's unlikely that it will personally require production capacity to be expanded. It's still not a zero cost, though, so if it can be avoided (by not producing the waste in the first place), it should be.

_AdjI_ posted...

Kyuubi4269 posted...

_AdjI_ posted...

And then even once you do get the plastic recycled, that's still an energy-intensive process that would be better to avoid.

Not really a problem if you operate on renewables/nuclear.

It's decidedly less of a problem, sure, but that doesn't mean it's not worth avoiding. The more energy you use, the more production capacity you need, meaning the more production capacity has to be built. Even renewable energy sources have a substantial impact on the environment when they're being built, from the clearing of the required land, the operation of the construction vehicles, and the process of procuring the raw materials.

In practice, of course, recycling is a relatively tiny component of all of a region's energy usage, so it's unlikely that it will personally require production capacity to be expanded. It's still not a zero cost, though, so if it can be avoided (by not producing the waste in the first place), it should be.

We can't avoid switching anyway, recycling is just further justification to do the necessary. We can shut down recycling plants as our habits change to being less wasteful and divert the excess power to things like water desalination.
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He does know recycling is a thing right?

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Bite me AquaJerk, I use galon plastic bottles of crystal gyser (and recycle them) as my primary source of drinking water. The tap water here is horrid, even if you filter it.

IF recycling isn't working, then do something about it, come up with another more biodegradable way to get our water or screw the #@$@#$ off cause if I'm freaking drinking just water to be healthy, I don't wanna hear crap about how I shouldn't freaking drink from plastic as well.
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Kyuubi4269 posted...

We can't avoid switching anyway, recycling is just further justification to do the necessary.

Alternatively, recycling less means a complete switch over becomes cheaper because current production demands are lower, making it less of a daunting task. Really, the bottom line is that unnecessary energy use should be avoided, even with renewables. Renewables just make it a whole lot less harmful than it is using non-renewable methods. The energy cost, however, is probably the least significant problem with recycling.

wolfy42 posted...

Bite me AquaJerk, I use galon plastic bottles of crystal gyser (and recycle them) as my primary source of drinking water. The tap water here is horrid, even if you filter it.

You should perhaps consider getting a water cooler and buying the 18.5L (5 gallon) bottles instead, in that case. Those get cleaned and reused when you return them for the deposit, which is better than recycling (at least until they get recycled at the end of their lifetime), and you could use a reusable bottle for that. Again, that's just a bandaid solution to the fact that your local government has failed to provide you with drinkable water, a failure for which they should be held accountable, but it's an option that would be better than generating so much waste.

wolfy42 posted...

come up with another more biodegradable way to get our water

It's coming. A few companies have biodegradable bottles coming down the pipes, and some are selling cardboard cartons. The problem with those, however, is that they're inevitably going to be more expensive than plastic bottles due to how incredibly cheap plastic is, so they're still going to struggle to take over the market share that plastic bottles currently hold.

Of course that would piss off aquaman.

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Reminds me of the boys fish dude being a bitch.

EliteGuard99 posted...

Chris Pratt continues to be the worst of the Chriss.

Didn't chris evans say he would stop being friends with people due to political differences?
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_AdjI_ posted...

It's coming. A few companies have biodegradable bottles coming down the pipes, and some are selling cardboard cartons. The problem with those, however, is that they're inevitably going to be more expensive than plastic bottles due to how incredibly cheap plastic is, so they're still going to struggle to take over the market share that plastic bottles currently hold.

Here is my take on it right now. I can't get drinkable water where I am for free....fine. I can live with that. I pay about 80 cents per gallon for water right now, and it takes me at least 2 days to kill a gallon of water (may even average 3). I do use "tap" water for all boiling/cooking and to make my tea (since it gets boiled in the process, so that reduces the amount I drink from the gallon as well.

I also happen to live in a basement and I don't go upstairs much so even if I could get the water filtered up there to be usable, it would not be a very good solution (I fill 1 gallon of water from the tap upstairs (re-using one of the ones I buy) per week just about).

If they charge more for a more environmentally healthy option, I might consider it if it was a few cents more, but I already feel pretty jipped that I have to spend money just to get drinking water at this point. I do not buy the little bottles, and I do just recycle mine, without getting any money for it etc.

I am not sure why they are not re-using the plastic from them, but I don't see any reason they could not do so.

I did used to (in Gilroy) get the big water bottles and fill the water up at a water store (So it was very cheap). I live in a basement though with very....unsafe...stairs to get down...there is no way I could carry those big water bottles down them. Also, almost as important, I can lift a gallon bottle with one hand and drink from it....it's about the max size I can do that, and it works perfectly as water besides my bed (which I need, I get very dry mouth). It's already a bit of a pain when I'm sleeping (especially when it's full or mostly full cause tilting it can easily spill water before you drink anything). I don't get the smaller plastic ones because of cost, not due to the environment.

I guess I could do more research, but I honestly don't get why they can't recycle the bottles. Even if they can't, there must be some way to create a product that they can recycle without increasing the cost drastically.

I will look into getting refillable 1 gallon jugs that I could bring into the store and fill up or something. I probably only go through 2 gallons per week on average all together, so I could just bring 2 with me to the store (if my store even sells water). There was a great water store in Gilroy that had fresh spring water for sale...but I have not seen anything like that in Tacoma (have not looked online though).

I certainly won't ever have the big jugs delivered though, that crap is super expensive.
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EliteGuard99 posted...

Chris Pratt continues to be the worst of the Chriss.

Why? Because he's not a raging sjw?

Yeah dude, stop caring about the environment! Ugh that's annoying I hate we have people that care about stuff!
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wolfy42 posted...

I am not sure why they are not re-using the plastic from them, but I don't see any reason they could not do so.

Part of the issue is that the plastic in those bottles is really cheap and breaks down over the course of a couple years, limiting their reusability, but the biggest issue is that reusing them would mean the companies would have to collect them. Back when glass bottles were the norm, Coca Cola used to pick up returned bottles and wash and refill them. Now, though, it's significantly cheaper for them to just produce new plastic bottles than to pay for a driver and gas to go pick up used ones to reuse. If there were to be a reuse program, the cost of shipping the used bottles back to the companies would likely fall to the consumer, which means most people would never bother.
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Why do we have recycle garbage bins then and seperate all our stuff? I mean if they are not reusing the plastic etc, it doesn't even make sense.
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EvilMegas posted...

Yeah dude, stop caring about the environment! Ugh that's annoying I hate we have people that care about stuff!

So you care that he bought a bottle of water? Because if so, you're not very smart

Lil_Bit83 posted...

He does know recycling is a thing right?

How to not read a topic, a poem in 8 words
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Blighboy posted...

How to not read a topic, a poem in 8 words

How do you figure?

OhhhJa posted...

Blighboy posted...

How to not read a topic, a poem in 8 words

How do you figure?

It was 8 words long.
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OhhhJa posted...

EvilMegas posted...

Yeah dude, stop caring about the environment! Ugh that's annoying I hate we have people that care about stuff!

So you care that he bought a bottle of water? Because if so, you're not very smart

You love reaching.
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EvilMegas posted...

You love reaching.

You were the one reaching, my dude. I'm guessing you were triggered by the use of the term sjw

wolfy42 posted...

Why do we have recycle garbage bins then and seperate all our stuff? I mean if they are not reusing the plastic etc, it doesn't even make sense.

In talking about waste management, "recycle" and "reuse" are two separate terms, "Reuse" refers to taking the same product and using it again, whether for the same application or something new. That's generally something consumers do, rather than producers, though there are some companies that make a point of reusing stuff people bring back (some smaller soda companies offer a bottle buyback, for example). "Recycling," on the other hand, refers to breaking the product down into its raw materials and using them for something new. When you put something in the recycling bin, that's what happens to it (provided it's not contaminated in any way and your municipality has found a buyer for that particular material, otherwise it'll just get passed on to the landfill anyway), not any sort of reuse.

OhhhJa posted...

You were the one reaching, my dude. I'm guessing you were triggered by the use of the term sjw

Do you even read what you post? Or at all? How are you coming up with this stuff?

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