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Plastics production alone will doom climate goals
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this post was submitted on 09 Jun 2024
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In the big, big grocery store I use, there isn't much choice about plastic. Over (I estimate) 80% of the products (outside of fresh fruits & veggies) either are containerized in plastic, or is boxed or canned food which is wrapped-in plastic (e.g. cereal) and covered with or wrapped-in plastic. We need to see a big turnaround in this situation.
I don't see much recognition - from manufacturers or consumers - of how many tens of tons of tossed-away plastic are carried out of most of these stores every day. Consumers have few alternatives ... no sign that food packagers give a damn ... or that stores (most are corporate-owned) are struggling to make wiser choices.
It's a lot bigger problem than what container we use to carry our purchase to the car.
Not excusing it, but food packagers care about durability of goods, and cleanliness of goods, in that order.
They don't want to lose money on lost goods, and they don't want to end up in the news for a sanitation issue
Any environmental concern comes as a different third to those 2 topics.
Environment defintiely is not third given that you haven't mentioned profits yet, which is definitely their #1 priority.
Obviously, that was implied. Why would the business be making anything at all if not for profit?
at trader joe's even the produce is wrapped in plastic