Re:Technofossils: Humanity's eternal testament will be plast...
by inglor_cz on Sunday February 23, 2025 @04:25PM
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You mean Slavical? :)
Seriously, our worst enemy are probably the articles.
Re:Technofossils: Humanity's eternal testament will be plast...
by svilen_dobrev on Sunday February 23, 2025 @04:35PM
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i keep learning new things everyday (well, and forgetting others). Thanks :)
Re:Technofossils: Humanity's eternal testament will be plast...
by AStonesThrow on Sunday February 23, 2025 @05:22PM
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About 2006 or so, when I hadn't been homeless anymore, my parents helped me pick out a Swiffer system so perhaps one day I'd clean my own floor or shower
I was lamenting to them how wasteful/expensive were the wet pad refills, and Dad goes, "you think you could rinse some out and reuse them?" Oh... hmm... what a pragmatic idea
Basically the three industries that count are FMCG/food retail, appliances, and fishing.
However, just because you don't see plastic doesn't mean it's not there. A lot of the plastic waste gets burned in Asia and then pollutes waterways and makes its way to the ocean, largely because many countries still lack decent waste infrastructure. I imagine it's similar in Africa and South America.
In non-appliance supply chain, a waste reduction strategy that seems to be increasing is reusable 'chunks' of styrofoam rather than custom molded large pieces. This facilitates reuse assuming the volume-in and volume-out of shipment at a site is similar (it never is).
FYI ironic is an adjective already in English, you don't need to add the '-al' (ironical is not a word). Your English is better than my Slavic :)