3 ms·
Not just single use, but all things with short lifecycle. Cheap electronics, plastic toys, fast fashion clothing with 100% polyester (good bye, Zara, lock‘em up
by ivan_gammel 2y ago
Not just single use, but all things with short lifecycle. Cheap electronics, plastic toys, fast fashion clothing with 100% polyester (good bye, Zara, lock‘em up Shein) etc etc. It must be illegal for businesses to offer plastic merch to customers and employees as a gift (all that ugly branded stuff is a crime against humanity committed just to spend some HR or marketing budget).
- mort96 2y agoTwo levels down and nobody has mentioned car tires, wat
- ivan_gammel 2y agoMy fault. I never owned a car and use public transportation too often to remember about them.
- tastyfreeze 2y agoNOOOO! Please don't take away yoga pants. They have done great things in this world. Seriously though, nearly everything we use today is made with some plastic. Banning short lifecycle plastic would be extremely disruptive to life in general. Like many things, a better product needs to be made to dethrone plastic. It's really hard to beat the combination of cheap, moldable, light, and durable.
- ivan_gammel 2y agoDefine cheap. A piece of clothing for 10$ that you can wear 10 times is more expensive than the one that costs $100 and lasts 500 wear cycles. A glass container for food may be heavier and more expensive, but it will last much longer. There’s often a hidden trade-off for longevity with plastic things that consumers ignore or don’t notice.