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Or perhaps we could just stop creating it in the first place. Is there really a need for all of the one use plastics or the excessive packaging ?
by 49para 8y ago
Or perhaps we could just stop creating it in the first place. Is there really a need for all of the one use plastics or the excessive packaging ?
- mirimir 8y agoThat's the "reduce" part. But just how does one roll back packaging practices? I can't imagine how that would work. Maybe the German model. But in the US? It seems unlikely.
- dpark 8y agoWhat is the German model? I don’t recall there being a massive difference in packaging there except for the reusable (deposit required) soda bottles.
- mirimir 8y agoExtreme source separation. And laws that impose waste-management costs on manufacturers. See https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19411646 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19411646 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19411250 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19411250
- dpark 8y agoThanks. Will take a look at those.
- deepGem 8y agoMy city Bangalore effectively enforced a plastic ban. So some grocery stores now only have paper bags even to pack veggies. I think it's doable. The government enforced the ban as there was no alternative, we don't have enough space for landfills. A city like Singapore however uses a lot of plastic and thermocol. I wonder where they find space for their landfills. Probably they are doing the same, exporting all the trash to China or Indonesia.
- xvilka 8y agoChina still accepts rare-earth/metal trash, but also properly sorted trash too. For example, recently mainland declined to accept Hong Kong trash until they implement sorting. On these conditions, they can continue sending their garbage to the mainland China.