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I’ve heard a sentiment from people that it’s ok to drink lots of bottle water, use plastic utensils, etc. because they can be recycled. Plastic won. Try to tell
by baron816 7y ago
I’ve heard a sentiment from people that it’s ok to drink lots of bottle water, use plastic utensils, etc. because they can be recycled. Plastic won. Try to tell people that they’re wasting their time trying to recycle and they’ll freak out.
- bagacrap 7y agothe same is true of compost. It's been shown people will use more disposable utensils if they're told they're compostable (like those corn ones). "Reduce" comes before "recycle" in the old marketing adage, but unfortunately it seems they're genuinely at odds.
- lotsofpulp 7y ago"Reduce" is at odds with people's desire to consume. Unfortunately, due to the way evolution optimized humans to select mating partners, it's going to be nigh impossible to address the cause of the problem.
- DangitBobby 7y agoThere may be some evolutionary aspects, but mostly it's a consequence of our culture. When disposable one-use items and containers did not exist, society was fine (for the most part). We would be fine if they largely disappeared as well. What ultimately allowed the shift to occur was that the externalities of disposables were never correctly priced into their production and usage. We can certainly fix that.