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Like the bag ban in California this will probably just increase trash by causing people to use bulkier disposables. Restaurants and such will replace these with
by api 8y ago
Like the bag ban in California this will probably just increase trash by causing people to use bulkier disposables. Restaurants and such will replace these with super-cheap glass or metal disposables that also consume more fuel when shipped because they weigh more. Cheap paper alternatives are often from pulp that is not sustainably sourced and in many cases they fall apart and so are rejected by customers. These measures might be well intentioned but they don't work and often backfire.
There is no way we're going to decrease oceanic plastic pollution without sanctioning or otherwise pressuring the nations and industries that are primarily responsible for it. For nations it's largely China, India, and a few others. For industries fishing fleets are a disproportionate source, and most of the culprits here are also not US or EU based.
- drak0n1c 8y agoThis is what I've seen happen here in Seattle. Every place just gives out bulkier multiple use containers when anyone gets takeout salad or MealPal, and people just throw them away as per usual. There's a Korean Deli all you can fit in a box type restaurant that gives a $1 discount if you bring back your own box, but that's the only place and they were doing it before the regulations anyways. Regulations can have unintended consequences. No joke -- McDonalds is the most environmentally friendly takeout in Seattle. The whole thing has been compostable recycled paper for a long time.