Question

A student states that natural resources could be saved if people made everything they need in labs. What is the main problem with this idea?

People might think it is fine to waste a lot of the materials since they just came from a lab.

Anything made in the lab requires natural resources to produce it.

The materials made in labs will still pollute the environment and destroy natural resources.

There are not enough synthetic resources yet to make what people need.

Answer 1

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The main problem with this idea is that utilizing labs to make everything we need still requires natural resources. While the synthetic materials may be created in a lab, the base resources used to produce those materials are derived from natural resources. Therefore, even if the manufacturing process happens in a lab, natural resources are still required.