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.

  • Libb@jlai.luEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Yes of course the answer is stop eating fast food. Live in a cave, don’t reproduce, that is how we create the least waste. Im not suggesting that. Im saying it’s gross that these companies willingly waste so much when we don’t really need to.

    • Not going to fast food does not mean to stop eating, hopefully for your health.
    • Nor does it mean to stop reproducing… I don’t now about you, but I seldom fuck in public places.
    • And it does not mean living in a cave either unless one considers going to a fast-food the apex of a great night out? Which I don’t… but I also don’t consider a fast-food a restaurant at all.

    that is how we create the least waste.

    Wrong. We produce less waste by closely studying our habits and usages and figuring out ways to change them to produce less waste, not by expecting a corporation to do it for us because they will only change (but they will) the second their financial results fall because they insist on selling (shit food and) wrapping their consumers refuse to buy. Until then…

    Meanwhile, I’ll go back into my cave that’s surrounded by wonderful places one can go eat in the streets nearby, places who serve some real food without any wrapping. Odd, I know but we also have that stupid giant metal tower around here, and those fancy museums, the entire world likes to visit. And we eat baguettes.

    Have a nice day.

    Edit: typos