Otter@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agoSurvey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollutionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square99fedilinkarrow-up1462arrow-down18cross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
arrow-up1454arrow-down1external-linkSurvey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollutionwww.theguardian.comOtter@lemmy.ca to World News@lemmy.worldEnglish · 5 months agomessage-square99fedilinkcross-posted to: news@lemmy.world
minus-squarejordanlund@lemmy.worldMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down10·5 months agoIt’s less to do with these companies and more to do with their consumers. Could Coke and Pepsi cut plastic waste by switching back to glass bottles? Sure, but their shitty customers would just increase GLASS waste. Changing the substance of the waste isn’t going to miraculously decrease waste. You have to change consumer habits to do that.
It’s less to do with these companies and more to do with their consumers.
Could Coke and Pepsi cut plastic waste by switching back to glass bottles? Sure, but their shitty customers would just increase GLASS waste.
Changing the substance of the waste isn’t going to miraculously decrease waste. You have to change consumer habits to do that.