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Can you back that last claim up? The push was from plastic manufacturers. https://www.unep.org/news-and-stories/story/birth-ban-history-plastic-shopping-bag#:

• SoftTalker 1y ago
  Not really. It's just my memory of the times. "Save the trees" was a very big thing for a while, in arguments for avoiding paper and cardboard packaging.
  • nickserv 1y ago
    A lot of so-called environnemental awareness campaigns are the work of trade organizations or multinationals. Often they shift the blame onto the consumer, so for example it's "you need to recycle" instead of "we need to produce less".