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I totally understand your point about the environment. Given that I only fill my car once every 14 days, and only use 1 single glove for the hand touching the
by penagwin 6y ago
I totally understand your point about the environment.
Given that I only fill my car once every 14 days, and only use 1 single glove for the hand touching the handle, I'm not overly concerned about the generated waste. Even if every American did this during the pandemic it would be dwarfed by the number of gloves used by hospitals even before covid.
I certainly agree that plastic waste is a major issue, and I'll certainly re-evaluate my current method when we aren't mid pandemic, but I'm confident there's simpler ways to reduce plastic waste in more meaningful amounts. I'm pretty sure that I've removed more unnecessary packaging plastic from purchased goods in the past month then gloves I've personally used total this year (I dabble with stuff you want to wear gloves with).
- bluntfang 6y agoIt's literally not about you, the individual. I'm not trying to chastise you, but we, as a society, need to consider waste. If 300 million people have your mindset, then that's 300million plastic gloves in a landfill every 14 days, which is too much. And I assure you that other people don't have your mindset.