Re:How Big Oil Misled the Public into Believing Plastic Woul...
by 11235813213455 on Saturday September 12, 2020 @06:18AM
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I think the actions should go on both producers and consumers. Taxes, and also mentality changes, in my case, I produce almost no garbage, because I eat fruit foraged outside, and other local organic food. My only garbage in a year is: 10 rice plastic bag (5kg bags), a toothpaste tube and a toothbrush, a few soap bars plastic wrappings. That's all. That yearly volume you see, that's what most people produce in one day in developed countries
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Re:How Big Oil Misled the Public into Believing Plastic Woul...
by mkl on Saturday September 12, 2020 @07:03AM
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So you only buy second hand electronic devices? And you never receive packages or letters? Never have anything that wears out?
I believe I produce very little waste, and put my rubbish and recycling bins out for collection every few months, rather than every two weeks, but I find it hard to see how I could get from where I am to what you describe.
Re:How Big Oil Misled the Public into Believing Plastic Woul...
by faitswulff on Saturday September 12, 2020 @06:24AM
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This kind of lifestyle is probably impossible in low-income food deserts: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food_desert
Re:How Big Oil Misled the Public into Believing Plastic Woul...
by carstenhag on Saturday September 12, 2020 @10:13AM
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It's maybe doable, but just about every fresh food/ingredient ist wrapped in plastic.
I can get lentils, rice, bread, maybe milk etc without packaging (Unverpackt-Läden in Germany) but not butter, eggs, cheese, spices and so on.
Re:How Big Oil Misled the Public into Believing Plastic Woul...
by tonyedgecombe on Monday September 14, 2020 @02:37AM
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Before the thing came along we were starting to see shops popup in the UK selling loose items. You could take your containers and fill them with milk, rice, washing up liquid, etc. Some of the supermarkets have started experimenting with it.
Re:How Big Oil Misled the Public into Believing Plastic Woul...
by BlueTemplar on Saturday September 12, 2020 @01:14PM
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Aren't your eggs wrapped in a form of cardboard ?