Otter to World NewsEnglish • 11 months agoSurvey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollutionwww.theguardian.comexternal-linkmessage-square106fedilinkarrow-up1517arrow-down18cross-posted to: news[email protected]
arrow-up1509arrow-down1external-linkSurvey finds that 60 firms are responsible for half of world’s plastic pollutionwww.theguardian.comOtter to World NewsEnglish • 11 months agomessage-square106fedilinkcross-posted to: news[email protected]
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkEnglish23•11 months agoYou are going to have a much harder time convincing people to give up on their soda addiction than you are finding a way to get the soda addicts to get Coke and Pepsi to switch back to glass.
minus-squareForestOrcalinkfedilink5•11 months agoPerhaps so, alas. And the rates of obesity and diabetes continue to rise. sigh.
minus-squareFlying SquidlinkEnglish6•11 months agoThat’s the thing about addiction. You keep using even though it’s really bad for you.
minus-squareForestOrcalinkfedilink4•11 months agoI did notice Altria / Phillip Morris were also in that list. :-(
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish1•11 months agoCans exist? I haven’t bought a bottle of soda pop in god knows how long. Cans or bust.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish2•11 months agoProbably less than a bottle and cans get recycled for aluminium, which probably means the plastic gets burned off. Not saying that’s great but in comparison it is better.
You are going to have a much harder time convincing people to give up on their soda addiction than you are finding a way to get the soda addicts to get Coke and Pepsi to switch back to glass.
Perhaps so, alas. And the rates of obesity and diabetes continue to rise. sigh.
That’s the thing about addiction. You keep using even though it’s really bad for you.
I did notice Altria / Phillip Morris were also in that list. :-(
All those cigarette packages wrapped in plastic.
Cans exist? I haven’t bought a bottle of soda pop in god knows how long. Cans or bust.
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Probably less than a bottle and cans get recycled for aluminium, which probably means the plastic gets burned off.
Not saying that’s great but in comparison it is better.
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