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Sounds like virtue signaling. I doubt the environmental impact is lower when considering the additional shipping and more durable product packaging. “But ther
by jmpman 8y ago
Sounds like virtue signaling. I doubt the environmental impact is lower when considering the additional shipping and more durable product packaging. “But there’s so much plastic in the ocean, we need to do something about it”, it’s called a landfill.
- specialist 8y agoPer Peter Drucker, blockbuster products are lifestyle products, aka aspirational, virtue signaling. The examples from his books that I remember are Marlboro cigerettes, Ford Mustang, VW Bug...
- AjithAntony 8y agoYeah, just by mass, my pile of tote bags that I never remember to use is likely more than a lifetime of disposable plastic bags.