I comment like this because I understand that the struggle is not only to stop this kind of waste--and on a larger scale the environmental destruction of our planet--but also to engage and motivate the public at large to want to make these changes.
I comment like this because I understand that the struggle is not only to stop this kind of waste--and on a larger scale the environmental destruction of our planet--but also to engage and motivate the public at large to want to make these changes.
As market driven as the US is, I'm surprised they haven't adopted more EU ideas to keep things tidy. The euro to get a shopping cart tends to keep parking lots clean.
I went to an event in Germany once that had re-usable plastic beer mugs. 5 euro/beer with 1 euro back for the mug. They were also easily stackable, so if you saw a mug on the ground you would pick up. 5 mugs == free beer. Simple idea using money that kept the event relatively clean given the number of people partying.
Some of the most important issues facing us right now are simply not allowed and moderated before we even get to vote.
Are you raising awareness?
We wear plastic, we walk on plastic, we build and decorate with plastic, we drive with plastic. Fighting plastic bags is like fighting matches because forests are cut down for them, they emit CO2 when they burn, and they can start a forest fire.
The only reason people tolerate with this is because they are dumb morons on average. But even dumb morons can't be fooled forever - and when society realize the extent of the lies and uselessness they've been fed with, good luck telling them even one thing about ecology, even if it's critically important, because they still remain dumb morons, only with zero trust in the ecology.
So yes, definitely a good strategy to put the future of humanity and the existence of our environment at stake for tiny short-term political gains.