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The amount of hours I’ve spent looking for non-plastic options for regular items is so stupid. I’m glad to have non-plastic options, so I can vote with my wallet.
I will never forgive the government for not requiring biodegradable packaging, and taxing every corporation for every disposable piece of plastic.
They target everything that inconveniences consumers (straws, plastic bags, etc), while patting themselves on the back, twiddling their thumbs, and virtue signalling to constituents... while 99% of plastic waste is from grocery packaging, shipping packaging, etc.... They target the people while letting corporations profit from 1000x the damage.
Yes please! More of this sort of thing!
It's so disheartening seeing how much plastic comes home from the grocery store.
Can confirm that I bought blueberries in Denmark (WA town) last month in a cardboard punnet. I thought it was just what the local farm that sold to the IGA did. I'm glad to hear it's more widespread and potentially rolling out to everyone.
this post was submitted on 20 Feb 2025
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