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fletcher · 2046 days ago · link · · parent · post: SE Asian countries have decided that the wealthy don't get to dump whatever they like into their environment
How do we get others to cut out the polystyrene? Every appliance I've ever bought is encased in it. There's got to be a better way to make sure a new TV isn't damaged in it's cardboard box. We haven't managed to ban plastic bags in my state yet either - though all of the supermarkets have decided you'll have to pay to use them now. Then, on the other side of things, deli products are now sold by size (S, M, L) rather than weight in the same grocery stores. They won't allow you to use your own containers anymore. So doing away with plastic bags hasn't really done much to curb plastic use.Then the externalities became obvious enough that market forces pushed the big players to stop.