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[–] MonkderVierte@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

It's still in the world, instead of in a hole in the ground, and will go CO² the next opportunity.

This is the problem with oil; no matter what steps you do inbetween (be it fuel or plastic, or recycling/processing the plastic), it will still accelerate climate warming in the end.