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Environment & Energy

FakeNoose

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2. We should go back to reusable bottles for all beverages (beer, soda, water, etc.)

Reply to Jim__ (Original post)

Mon Aug 19, 2024, 12:54 PM

Aug 2024

Switching to throwaway, one-time-use plastic bottles is what got us here. It started the flood of plastic packaging very early -
I'm thinking it must have happened in the mid-70's.

It's been 50 years of plastic bottles, and very few ever get "recycled." There never really was a plan to recycle plastic packaging, we started shipping it all to China until they refused to take it any more. Our landfills are overflowing with plastic packaging that was used once and thrown away. Enough already!

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U.S. has its first national strategy to reduce plastic pollution--three strong points and a key issue to watch [View all] Jim__ Aug 2024 OP

K&R 2naSalit Aug 2024 #1

We should go back to reusable bottles for all beverages (beer, soda, water, etc.) FakeNoose Aug 2024 #2

producers must change et tu Aug 2024 #3