irreversible

adjective3

1. •
   Incapable of being reversed or turned about or back; incapable of being made to run backwards.
2. •
   Incapable of being reversed to the original state without consumption of free energy and increase of entropy.
3. •
   Incapable of being reversed, recalled, repealed, or annulled.

   • “Even under a variety of policies, including plastic product reduction, waste management, and environmental recycling, microplastic pollution is irreversible and escalating.” — 2024