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Supermarket plastic bag charge has led to 98% drop in use in England, data shows
(www.theguardian.com)
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Another example of passing the issue to consumers. Who exactly are the manufacturers of plastic bags? If they stop production tomorrow, guarantee it makes no difference, they won’t magically become a clean company. They will switch to whatever product still needs plastic and now we have all the same problems and no convenience of store plastic bags.
If you don't believe in consumer actions at all, you are in the wrong community. This community is specifically dedicated to actions individuals can take.
Fair point. Is there a late stage capitalism community on lemmy?