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 coll

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.