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the 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" come
by bagacrap 7y ago
the 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.