• PeachMan@lemmy.one
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      1 year ago

      This right here. We are undoubtedly the plastic generation. And it’s not letting up any time soon; our kids will be included in this cohort as well. Banning plastic bags in cities is next to useless when everything we eat, everything we drink, and everything we buy is wrapped in plastic.

      • Addfwyn@lemmy.ml
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        1 year ago

        My country is exceptionally bad about this.

        Buy a plastic package of crackers? It will be filled with smaller packages of crackers all wrapped in plastic with a plastic freshener pack for each one. I am not exaggerating. I am not sure I have ever bought something that didn’t have at least two degrees of plastic wrap.

        We did stop giving plastic bags out at cashiers unless requested, but that means shitall when everything you buy is triple-wrapped to begin with.

        • Tak@lemmy.ml
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          1 year ago

          If it makes you feel better a significant amount of microplastics come from tires wearing away on the road.

    • lagomorphlecture@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      Plastic in general, except that we know and just keep doing it. I’m trying to use less plastic if I can but it’s frickin everywhere. If you want to buy an ear of corn it’s wrapped in plastic as if it isn’t already wrapped in nature’s protection. Seriously people.