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Wouldn't it be nice just to not use the stuff, anyway? Conserve our resources, etc. Plus foodstuffs in plastic ... what's the story there, anyway? Less code is

• dahfizz 7y ago
  Your platitudes are meaningless without a practical replacement. We don't use plastic for the fun of it - there's nothing else that can do what plastic can do, especially for the price. What's the alternative?
  • jaredklewis 7y ago
    There’s not a single replacement that works for every situation, but plastic is far from irreplaceable. I got a cloth shopping bag as a gift when I was in college; I still use it today 10 years later. Perfect example of a case where there is really no need for plastic in the first place. I’m not against plastic, but its cheap price had lead to grotesque levels of overuse. Every time I order take out, I always make a big point that I don’t want any utensils, because if I don’t, they cram the bag full of things I don’t need. It’s no more convenient for me to receive or not receive plastic utensils, it’s just wasteful. If you need a plastic thing, by all means, go for it. But that I can tell most use of plastic in our society is just out of habit. We could change our habits, use far less plastic and at no cost to ourselves. Seems like a no brained to optimize this function.