Otter to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agoSurvey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollutionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1447arrow-down18cross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
arrow-up1439arrow-down1external-linkSurvey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollutionwww.theguardian.comOtter to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish • 1 year agomessage-square91fedilinkcross-posted to: climate@slrpnk.net
minus-square@jordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglish-9•1 year agoIt’s less to do with these companies and more to do with their consumers. Could Coke and Pepsi cut plastic waste by switching back to glass bottles? Sure, but their shitty customers would just increase GLASS waste. Changing the substance of the waste isn’t going to miraculously decrease waste. You have to change consumer habits to do that.
It’s less to do with these companies and more to do with their consumers.
Could Coke and Pepsi cut plastic waste by switching back to glass bottles? Sure, but their shitty customers would just increase GLASS waste.
Changing the substance of the waste isn’t going to miraculously decrease waste. You have to change consumer habits to do that.