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If what we're doing is bad, surely it would be better to know that it is bad and be forced to internalize that and deal with the consequences (even be inspired
by mandelbrotwurst 7y ago
If what we're doing is bad, surely it would be better to know that it is bad and be forced to internalize that and deal with the consequences (even be inspired to come up with alternatives!) rather than just being tricked into thinking everything's daisies, no?
- mc32 7y agoSo long as we’re using plastics (hence the sorting and “recycling”), the better alternative in terms of what to do with post-usage (non-usage is moot given it’s in the stream already), is to bury it and sequester carbon. Actually recycling it doesn’t sequester carbon and it’s energy negative.
- pcl 7y ago> non-usage is moot given it’s in the stream already You can apply backpressure to the stream by buying things not wrapped in plastic in the first place. It’ll take some time for the signal to have an impact, but if enough people selected less-packaged goods, the market would fix the supply chain over time. Also, if you pick items with less packaging up-front, then you don’t need to do as much work sorting waste on the back end!