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one "ironic" thing is that Styrofoam has longest cycle (1My..~never) but is used for most massive once-only usages like meat packaging.. While looking at the b

one "ironic" thing is that Styrofoam has longest cycle (1My..~never) but is used for most massive once-only usages like meat packaging.. While looking at the beach day-by-day, 50% of the trash spit by sea is.. wet-wipes. Edit: ironical -> ironic

contingencies 2y ago
Yeah, wet wipes are really bad. High volume styrofoam was used in appliance manufacturing and distribution but in responsible manufacturing chains recently seems to be aggressively replaced by cardboard. The other things you see a lot of in Asia are blow-molded PET (soft drink bottles), instant noodle containers, single use FMCG tear-packs (shampoo, sauces, etc.), sushi take-away soy-sauce fish containers, plastic straws and polymer fishing nets. Basically the three industries that count are FMCG/food retail, appliances, and fishing. However, just because you don't see plastic doesn't mean it's not there. A lot of the plastic waste gets burned in Asia and then pollutes waterways and makes its way to the ocean, largely because many countries still lack decent waste infrastructure. I imagine it's similar in Africa and South America. In non-appliance supply chain, a waste reduction strategy that seems to be increasing is reusable 'chunks' of styrofoam rather than custom molded large pieces. This facilitates reuse assuming the volume-in and volume-out of shipment at a site is similar (it never is). FYI ironic is an adjective already in English, you don't need to add the '-al' (ironical is not a word). Your English is better than my Slavic :)
- inglor_cz 2y ago
  You mean Slavical? :) Seriously, our worst enemy are probably the articles.
- svilen_dobrev 2y ago
  i keep learning new things everyday (well, and forgetting others). Thanks :)
- AStonesThrow 2y ago
  About 2006 or so, when I hadn't been homeless anymore, my parents helped me pick out a Swiffer system so perhaps one day I'd clean my own floor or shower I was lamenting to them how wasteful/expensive were the wet pad refills, and Dad goes, "you think you could rinse some out and reuse them?" Oh... hmm... what a pragmatic idea
8200_unit 2y ago
That's sad, not ironic

contingencies 2y ago

Yeah, wet wipes are really bad. High volume styrofoam was used in appliance manufacturing and distribution but in responsible manufacturing chains recently seems to be aggressively replaced by cardboard. The other things you see a lot of in Asia are blow-molded PET (soft drink bottles), instant noodle containers, single use FMCG tear-packs (shampoo, sauces, etc.), sushi take-away soy-sauce fish containers, plastic straws and polymer fishing nets. Basically the three industries that count are FMCG/food retail, appliances, and fishing. However, just because you don't see plastic doesn't mean it's not there. A lot of the plastic waste gets burned in Asia and then pollutes waterways and makes its way to the ocean, largely because many countries still lack decent waste infrastructure. I imagine it's similar in Africa and South America. In non-appliance supply chain, a waste reduction strategy that seems to be increasing is reusable 'chunks' of styrofoam rather than custom molded large pieces. This facilitates reuse assuming the volume-in and volume-out of shipment at a site is similar (it never is). FYI ironic is an adjective already in English, you don't need to add the '-al' (ironical is not a word). Your English is better than my Slavic :)

inglor_cz 2y ago
You mean Slavical? :) Seriously, our worst enemy are probably the articles.
svilen_dobrev 2y ago
i keep learning new things everyday (well, and forgetting others). Thanks :)
AStonesThrow 2y ago
About 2006 or so, when I hadn't been homeless anymore, my parents helped me pick out a Swiffer system so perhaps one day I'd clean my own floor or shower I was lamenting to them how wasteful/expensive were the wet pad refills, and Dad goes, "you think you could rinse some out and reuse them?" Oh... hmm... what a pragmatic idea

8200_unit 2y ago

That's sad, not ironic