"Ban unnecessary single-use plastic products most likely to become plastic pollution, e.g. shopping bags, cutlery, cups & plates"
Such a loaded question just weakens the point. That's why it's hard to take these efforts seriously.
85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
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Re: 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
#22Yes yes instead of single use bags at the store I now get more durable plastic bags that I throw away after using once. Well done.
sounds like a skill issue
Re: 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
#23I guess only with the exception of medical use.
Why can't they use reusable containers that can be sterilized just like their contents? Just asking. I don't support such a seeping ban, because I know the ramifications.
Re: 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
#24> World Wildlife Fund and Greenpeace
Ah yes, the open-minded beacons of impartiality.
Next ask college lefties about rivers and seas. Ahem.
Re: 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
#25The only exception is people that know the consequences on their every-day life.
you mean like how we used to live? like when we used mostly glass and paper?
Re: 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
#26A ban like that sounds good. But what would replace those plastics? For the take-out food containers a common alternative is PFAS-treated paper. Is it much better for the health environment?
Local restaurants here have started using DeliveryZero which is a reusable container program, you just take the containers back to a drop point.
That and plenty of places use non-PFAS-treated thicker paperboard. Those are also great in my experience.
Re: 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
#27Oh wow, I haven't heard of theis "plastic pollution treaty" it sounds super promising! I think one of the things that makes this issue so popular is just how obvious it is to see plastic trash all over the place. Climate change and carbon emissions can be a bit abstract, but plastic pollution is everywhere, and extremely visible.
Re: 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
#28Yes yes instead of single use bags at the store I now get more durable plastic bags that I throw away after using once. Well done.
Why don't you use reusable bags? I have a couple that fold up and go in my back pocket.
Re: 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
#29Just because people say that doesn't mean they'll actually want it in practice. As well, asking people how important they think something is may not equate to their support for sweeping legislation.
See e.g. Brexit
Re: 85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics
#30Crap. Most of the substitutes have a bigger ecological footprint, even if you don't care at all about cost and comfort. Those reusable shopping bags need to be actually reused , several dozen if not hundreds of times, to be ecological. How many times have you used your last one?
> How many times have you used your last one?
Every shopping trip for 4 years now. It tore, but my partner was able to patch it since it's made of pretty good quality fabric.