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[-] usualsuspect191@lemmy.ca 79 points 3 months ago

I loathe the trend to blame the end consumer for their waste and eliminate very publicly visible things like straws when the vast majority is caused by industry every step of the way. The amount of plastic I see in retail garbage bins is sickening, and the average customer has no clue because it's all long before anything ends up on the shelf.

Then people stop using plastic cutlery and think they're helping the planet meanwhile it's just a facade to keep the real wasters off their radar.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 7 points 3 months ago

Also, I would LOVE to buy stuff not wrapped in plastic, but it doesn't exist. There are no glass bottles of milk anymore, no soy-butcher

[-] jumping_redditor@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 months ago

glass costs and weighs significantly more than plastic

[-] Venator@lemmy.nz 1 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

that's why plastic needs to be taxed, and sustainable alternatives subsidised, until it is the same or similar price to use...

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