Joe Biden: ‘We Should Eliminate the Use ... of Plastics’

RUSH TRANSCRIPT Mr Biden ░░░░░░░░ s a mic over ░░░░░░░░ Something going to jump ░░░░░░░░ her sweater over there ░░░░░░░░ young man has a ░░░░░░░░ I guess Hang on ░░░░░░░░ will get you a ░░░░░░░░ I m concerned about ░░░░░░░░ amount of plastic being ░░░░░░░░ And I was wondering ░░░░░░░░ what happens is it ░░░░░░░░ into the fishes body ░░░░░░░░ we either eat the ░░░░░░░░ It s basically hurting ░░░░░░░░ in the country As ░░░░░░░░ how will you affect ░░░░░░░░ how we help that ░░░░░░░░ Biden That is a ░░░░░░░░ good question kiddo There ░░░░░░░░ millions of pounds of ░░░░░░░░ being dumped into the ░░░░░░░░ millions of pounds And ░░░░░░░░ think what we should ░░░░░░░░ just like we did ░░░░░░░░ plastic bottles I think ░░░░░░░░ should be a requirement ░░░░░░░░ most states a lot ░░░░░░░░ states to it they ░░░░░░░░ do it federally that ░░░░░░░░ has to be a ░░░░░░░░ on the bottom The ░░░░░░░░ You are going to ░░░░░░░░ more for that bottle ░░░░░░░░ water in a plastic ░░░░░░░░ unless you return and ░░░░░░░░ your money back for ░░░░░░░░ plastic bottle That encourages ░░░░░░░░ not to I do ░░░░░░░░ think we should be ░░░░░░░░ plastic straws anymore and ░░░░░░░░ In restaurants One of ░░░░░░░░ reasons I long time ░░░░░░░░ when I was a ░░░░░░░░ senator I wrote a ░░░░░░░░ which became known as ░░░░░░░░ coastal zone act I ░░░░░░░░ watching what was happening ░░░░░░░░ along the Delaware river ░░░░░░░░ is even wider than ░░░░░░░░ Mississippi And all of ░░░░░░░░ shell life and the ░░░░░░░░ along the estuary there ░░░░░░░░ being wiped out because ░░░░░░░░ are building plants and ░░░░░░░░ We ended up passing ░░░░░░░░ law saying you cannot ░░░░░░░░ anything at all within ░░░░░░░░ mile within 1 mile ░░░░░░░░ the Delaware river Because ░░░░░░░░ fact it would cause ░░░░░░░░ species as well as ░░░░░░░░ species to be eliminated ░░░░░░░░ have a lot of ░░░░░░░░ now with the loss ░░░░░░░░ an awful lot of ░░░░░░░░ and animal material In ░░░░░░░░ waters as well as ░░░░░░░░ the forest the air ░░░░░░░░ are dying bumblebees are ░░░░░░░░ And that means we ░░░░░░░░ in real trouble That ░░░░░░░░ why the single most ░░░░░░░░ thing we have to ░░░░░░░░ is deal with a ░░░░░░░░ called climate change It ░░░░░░░░ the single most important ░░░░░░░░ facing the United States ░░░░░░░░ America Maybe I can ░░░░░░░░ to you a little ░░░░░░░░ after this ok I ░░░░░░░░ t want to half ░░░░░░░░ have you wait around ░░░░░░░░ long But we have ░░░░░░░░ transition away from plastics ░░░░░░░░ is why a lot ░░░░░░░░ supermarkets now are going ░░░░░░░░ to the old paper ░░░░░░░░ were giving you a ░░░░░░░░ carryout bag you bring ░░░░░░░░ and you get your ░░░░░░░░ in We have time ░░░░░░░░ one more.