Basically, it takes time, money and effort to eradicate plastic but it's cheap, easy and quick to stick with the status quo.
Manufacturers and resellers will not change until people stop buying from them. That won't happen because people are poor, lazy or simply don't know how to get the information they could use to make alternative choices. Biodegradable plastics - can't go in the recycling, has to be commercially composted, no collection system exists so what do you do with it? You can think you're buying wisely but it takes a lot of work to find out if you are or not.
We're all very privileged here, don't forget.
Manufacturers and resellers will not change until people stop buying from them. That won't happen because people are poor, lazy or simply don't know how to get the information they could use to make alternative choices. Biodegradable plastics - can't go in the recycling, has to be commercially composted, no collection system exists so what do you do with it? You can think you're buying wisely but it takes a lot of work to find out if you are or not.
We're all very privileged here, don't forget.
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