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Environmentalists can also focus on environmental beauty - which is the primary rationale for reducing single-use plastic bags so they don't end up in trees and
by AdamN 3y ago
Environmentalists can also focus on environmental beauty - which is the primary rationale for reducing single-use plastic bags so they don't end up in trees and on the street. This is more of a hedonistic environmentalism but it's totally valid. We can also push for other big ticket items like better sewage control and highway runoff management at the same time.
- gruez 3y ago>which is the primary rationale for reducing single-use plastic bags so they don't end up in trees and on the street. Except that wasn't really an issue before the ban. Sure, I noticed a few bags laying on the street sometimes, but it's not like the streets were clogged with them[1]. In the same vein, I guess banning plastic straws does cause a non-zero amount of plastic straws from entering the environment, but it's not like it was a serious issue that warranted government intervention. > This is more of a hedonistic environmentalism but it's totally valid I agree with this statement, but probably not in the way you originally intended: it's a feel-good measure to make people think they're helping the environment. [1] eg. https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/955ff575a1da022b144dfffd34d0f9f1fe2763ee/0_46_3000_1800/master/3000.jpg?width=1200&height=900&quality=85&auto=format&fit=crop&s=3f65b7501ee4b1ebde23ed1a555a6982 https://i.guim.co.uk/img/media/955ff575a1da022b144dfffd34d0f...