It absolutely is not a western concept. China takes the spirit you describe, but not the gloves or food example, and ramps it up to 10. There was no such thing

It absolutely is not a western concept. China takes the spirit you describe, but not the gloves or food example, and ramps it up to 10. There was no such thing as a cloth mask in China, for instance. There is also no market for used goods. If its not new its dirty. And just talking plastic waste in general, East Asia is far and away the biggest polluter.