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Yeah but this doesn’t scale. Like, there’s an assumption in these conversations that okay — glass bottles are better, but does that mean that now I’m going to
by Fr0styMatt88 3y ago
Yeah but this doesn’t scale. Like, there’s an assumption in these conversations that okay — glass bottles are better, but does that mean that now I’m going to hold on to and reuse every single glass bottle I ever receive from now on? Realistically? Then extend that to everything you use.
I can imagine ending up with a house full of glass bottles. Where does it reasonably stop for the individual?
The conversation also highlights that our intuitions about what the most environmentally friendly thing is can’t be trusted.
Individuals can’t solve this, that’s for sure.
- neverartful 3y agoBack before plastics took over everything, not all products were packaged in glass containers. Many were packaged in metal, paper, or cardboard containers. Examples: Glass container (not reused): Ovaltine Paper container (not reused): Chips Ahoy cookies Cardboard container (not reused): washing detergent powder Metal container (not reused): Hershey's chocolate powder