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Re:Five Companies Produce Nearly 25 Percent of All Plastic W... by a_c on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:11AM (#42254354)
Reducing sugar consumption has long term health benefit, reduce medical cost, and might reduce consumption of plastic bottle. Anyone explored regulating/taxing sugar before?
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Re:Five Companies Produce Nearly 25 Percent of All Plastic W... by sydbarrett74 on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:18AM (#42254401)
In the US, President Wilson proposed a soft-drink tax in 1914, but the already-powerful Coca-Cola Company lobbied to defeat the initiative. In this country, the beverage industry is incredibly influential and has bought off a lot of legislators.
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Re:Five Companies Produce Nearly 25 Percent of All Plastic W... by riffraff on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:17AM (#42254391)
Yes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sugary_drink_tax
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Re:Five Companies Produce Nearly 25 Percent of All Plastic W... by shadedtriangle on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @04:20AM (#42254419)
Yes, the city of Seattle instituted a sweetened beverage tax in 2017 and there was a study with results published in 2023.

https://www.seattle.gov/sweetened-beverage-tax-community-adv...

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Re:Five Companies Produce Nearly 25 Percent of All Plastic W... by esperent on Wednesday November 27, 2024 @05:07AM (#42254699)
Mexico, the UK, and Portugal all have a tax on sugary drinks. Norway seems to be the only country with an overall sugar tax though.
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