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85% of People Want Global Ban on Single-Use Plastics (www.worldwildlife.org)

submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] -2 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Then why don't 85% of people stop buying single use plastics?

[–] DeprecatedCompatV2 8 points 6 months ago (1 children)

"Why don't 85% of people just stop buying groceries"

[–] [email protected] -1 points 6 months ago (1 children)

It's not an equivalent comparison. Very few people need bottled water. They could bring a thermos of water, but they don't. There are a lot of similar products that are still purchased often by the masses.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 6 months ago

Most grocery store products are packaged in single use plastics. Cereals are sealed in a plastic bag. Meats are wrapped in plastic packaging. Milk is sold in plastic bottles. Yoghurt, bread, baking powder, pasta, medicine. Its not feasible to avoid by choice.