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> Compared to glass container, plastic ones are much lighter, harder to break, flexible, malleable, .. the list goes on. Yes but they also have the huge waste
by AlecSchueler 3y ago
> Compared to glass container, plastic ones are much lighter, harder to break, flexible, malleable, .. the list goes on.
Yes but they also have the huge waste issue and society isn't doing enough to deal with it. The drawbacks are also huge, the cost just isn't an issue for the companies putting the plastic out into the world. It's more cost effective because we allow it to be, because we subsidise the oil industry, because we don't tax plastic waste highly enough etc etc.
- thrdbndndn 3y ago> they also have the huge waste issue That goes without saying. The point is plastic is not only cheaper but also better (in term of functionality) and that's a problem we need solving to actually get ordinary people on the wagon. Reflecting their environment impact into cost with tax etc. is cool, but that's not enough. Eating out and food delivery being 2x or even sometimes 10x more expensive than making food yourself never stop (some) people to do that anyway because of its convenience factor.
- AlecSchueler 3y agoIt also goes without saying that's its materially preferable in many cases. But for a business preferable generally comes down to profitable. The point I was driving at is that by withdrawing subsidies from these industries we can nudge the trade off point to a place that more often selects for environmental options.