Yup and these 60 companies are using their insane profits to lobby the government to ensure nothing ever changes.
Yay capitalism.
If you don’t want the world to drown in its own filth, it is your personal responsibility to boycott everything these 60 firms produce. Since at least one of them is an electronics company, that means I’m allowed to say you’re responsible for this mess because you’re using a computer.
In our little town, we have a shop that is plastic free. We refill everything we can there: detergent, dishwashing soap, shampoo, deodorant, shampoo, shaving cream, you name it. On top of that Ive minimized as best I can (although a work in progress) my use of single use plastics.
Plenty of people around me just don’t give a shit. It’s cheaper and easier to just go to target and get it or order it off of Amazon.
Too many people using the excuse of “I can’t be perfect, so it’s not my responsibility” as a reason to do nothing.
Don’t be those people.
Too many people using the excuse of “I can’t be perfect, so it’s not my responsibility” as a reason to do nothing.
I mean, pure convenience really is at the heart of it. The worst thing to happen to bottled water companies was pipes and if Nestle or Ozarka could ripe out everyone’s plumbing they’d do it in a heartbeat.
Its very cool to have a shop that’s plastic free in your little town, but I’ll be damned if I can find an equivalent in America’s Third Biggest City of Houston, TX. At least, not one that’s 30 minutes drive.
Don’t be those people.
At some level, you have to concede its the structure and not the people. I don’t think anyone really wants to be hauling 40 lbs of trash to the curb every week. But when we’re inundated with it, avoiding waste becomes a job in and of itself.
It shouldn’t have to be a struggle to avoid generating trash.