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An alternative is for people to blame themselves, the consumer. Oil companies won't produce oil if no one is using it. Everyone is blaming and pointing fingers
by DwnVoteHoneyPot 4y ago
An alternative is for people to blame themselves, the consumer. Oil companies won't produce oil if no one is using it. Everyone is blaming and pointing fingers at other people to do something.
- svnt 4y agoTry buying food and having a social life without acquiring plastic or burning coal or gas, directly or indirectly. They can control the supply side, and have. Putting the blame on the consumer is what happened in the 90s. The consumer can do nothing but hoard soda bottles to keep them from landfills at this point.
- MandieD 4y agoOr we can drink a lot less soda and other bottle drinks. Tap water is better for your body, bank account, and world.
- svnt 4y agoAgreed — my example was intended to be mildly hyperbolic.
- selfhoster11 4y agoTap water is not safe to drink everywhere, but even if I don’t drink bottled water - that’s still a drop in the bucket next to huge corporations that churn out plastic products by the ton.