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So I wonder how much of a backlash against plastic will bring about other issues like bacteria. Plastic has had a big advantage in ensure consumables and devic
by botto 7y ago
So I wonder how much of a backlash against plastic will bring about other issues like bacteria.
Plastic has had a big advantage in ensure consumables and devices are clean but granted the cost has been high in the sense of pollution.
Would there maybe be a middle ground like what happens with plastic bottles in Germany and Norway where they give money back to the person who recycles the bottle,can,glass bottle etc.
- core-questions 7y agoWe may see some grocery store chains lead the way with a uniform set of washable recyclables that people can bring back for deposit money. This also works well for city cleanliness, i.e. you seldom see a beer can sitting around for long in any area with foot traffic, because there's always someone who occupies the niche of bottle gatherer for deposit money.
- botto 7y agoI have seen this in Germany, people usually scavenge the rubbish at airports and stations for plastic bottles.
- semi-extrinsic 7y agoI've also seen rubbish bins that have a special place where you put bottles, so scavengers don't have to dig through all the other trash. It feels like a very nice gesture.
- undersuit 7y agoI went to a soccer game in Vienna years back, at the end children were collecting plastic cups from those that were too lazy to return them to the beer stand for the 20 cent Euro piece.
- thomasahle 7y agoIt actually exists in many more countries, including some US states: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container-deposit_legislation#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Container-deposit_legislation#...