I could have titled this as just waste created by living daily, but wanted to focus it down a little more. I feel kind of like im the crazy one that sees this insane waste when eating at restaurants, wrappers, cups, drink carriers going right in the trash, billions per day. Its insanity if you think about it.
I’ve at least been never using cup lids or straws and never taking drink carriers when theyre offered (what a massive waste of cardboard!). Then most of the waste is at least paper from the bag and wrapper. Still not great. And yes, I know the solution would be “cook at home!” But that also wastes a lot of freshwater from dish washing, and sometimes it’s just nice to eat somewhere else.
I wonder if this is just something you notice as you get older. Then again older peiple probably waste the most, but I’m just guessing.
Stop eating at fast food places
This is why normal people don’t believe in or want to listen to anything about climate change. Lets blame the corpos for forcing us to use disposable junk, and not the people who want a quick meal once a week.
By all means. But chain restaraunts are owned by the corpos. If you want to take power from the corpos you need to stop giving them your money.
I mean, the flour and eggs you buy to cook at home also come from corpos. I have a garden but there’s no way it could sustain someone without also using grocery.
Well King Arthur, the flour company, is employee owned.
We’re stuck between a rock and a hard place with a bad system but there are choices we can make about how fully it controls us.
That’s how fast food works though. Using non-disposable plates, cups, etc. for takeout would be impractical unless it’s strictly “bring your own”. The industry requires waste.
Quick? Have you been a to fast food joint recently.
Chipotle is faster than traditional slop every single time. Minimal waste and costs same.
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