SciShow asks 'Tylenol Is Made From Crude Oil. Can We Change That?'

Global Recycling Day inspired the topic of today's "educational post I can share next month," SciShow asking Tylenol Is Made From Crude Oil. Can We Change That?

A lot more depends on fossil fuels than you might expect. Like your medicine cabinet. No, not the plastic pill bottles… the pills /themselves/ might be derived from crude oil. It might be possible to change that and use plastic instead, but we'll need some unexpected help.

Hosted by: Jaida Elcock (she/her)

Jaida Elcock's reminder that Tylenol is safe is a call back to SciShow asks 'What’s the Truth about Acetaminophen and Autism?' It's not just plastic that needs to be recycled; facts that fight misinformation need to be recycled as well!

Also, this video reminds me that the Commoner's Laws lessons about pollution, "Everything must go somewhere (There is no away)" and "There is no free lunch" about the problem and "Nature knows best" for the solutions, also apply to recycling. "Everything is connected to everything else?" Hey, this video connected plastic pollution and recycling to drug chemistry and manufacturing, so it hit all four laws!

That's a wrap for today's post. I'll have more to say about recycling no later than America Recycles Day. In the meantime, stay tuned for another brief educational entry I can share next month, followed by the Vernal Equinox.