U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation, report finds (2020)
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U.S. generates more plastic trash than any other nation, report finds (2020)
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#2When given an option between blaming the individual and blaming multinational corporations, I tend to blame the latter
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#3Can I read this without entering my email address?
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#4Can I read this without entering my email address?
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#5When given an option between blaming the individual and blaming multinational corporations, I tend to blame the latter
Yeah everyone does, which is why those big oil companies are causing global warming but not me.
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#6Another gold! USA!
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#7When given an option between blaming the individual and blaming multinational corporations, I tend to blame the latter
I also love the 'But you can 'vote' with your dollar!' crowd
We have glass bottles, we have compostable plastic, a company is not incentivized to lose profit by switching to more expensive alternatives until it becomes illegal to not do so and they have more lobbying power than any of us.
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#8Plastic waste should just be landfilled if it can't be safely recycled. Who cares if some additional feedstock is required to make fresh plastic?
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#9Does anyone know what it would look like for the US to stop using single use plastics?
Always thought it would be a cool thing for us to try, but can’t quite figure out how practical that really is
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#10When given an option between blaming the individual and blaming multinational corporations, I tend to blame the latter
No single raindrop believes it is to be blamed for the flood