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#2041 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 25 January 2023 - 11:23 PM

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#2042 Mike K.

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Posted 26 January 2023 - 07:02 AM

Speaking of which, Mrs. Mike K. just dumped a whole slew of reusable bags that she noticed were either in bad shape, too dirty to keep using, or the plastic components were breaking down.

I think something like each of those bags represented at least 50 “single use” bags, in terms of production energy and plastic. What exactly are we solving here?
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#2043 Mike K.

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Posted 28 January 2023 - 09:17 AM

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#2044 spanky123

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Posted 28 January 2023 - 11:07 AM

^ Shouldn't have been a surprise, after all the CoV banned compostable bags when they introduced the plastic bag ban. 

 

None of this has anything to do with the environment, it is about making people uncomfortable and forcing them to enact meaningless change. Will just condition you for what is coming.


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#2045 aastra

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Posted 28 January 2023 - 11:42 AM

 

I think something like each of those bags represented at least 50 “single use” bags, in terms of production energy and plastic. What exactly are we solving here?

 

We're solving the issue of not having enough vain and meaningless things to fret about, things which enable us to distract ourselves from deeper issues that actually matter. Who cares if my neighbour is having a serious personal crisis? Who cares if I carry a mountain of scar tissue inside of myself? I'm too busy trying to save the environment. Actually, I spend most of my time trying to stay up to date about the ever-shifting definitions of "saving the environment" and also about the ever-shifting catastrophic consequences of not saving it quickly enough. Did I mention my troubled neighbour doesn't seem to love the environment anywhere near as much as I do? Jerk deserves his troubles.


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#2046 Nparker

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Posted 28 January 2023 - 12:33 PM

It's mostly a con to keep the plebeians arguing among ourselves and distracted from the ongoing power/freedom grab by the 1% of the 1%. 


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#2047 Victoria Watcher

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Posted 03 May 2023 - 06:20 PM

'Paper can't be a solution to plastic waste': Canadian environmentalists warn about the rise in single-use paper products

 

 

https://www.ctvnews....ducts-1.6382821

 

 

 

She estimates more than three billion trees—many of which are old-growth and endangered—are logged every year to make paper-based products like bags, straws and food containers.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Globally, there are estimated to be 3.04 trillion trees. This is according to a study published in the journal Nature. This means that there are roughly 422 trees for every person on earth.

 

https://www.gotreequ...trees-in-world/

 

 

 

 

 

 

Seems to me it would take 1,000 years to take our last tree at that rate and that was if we planted none.


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#2048 phx

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Posted 18 January 2024 - 02:14 PM

Paper straws assessed by researchers at the University of Antwerp, Belgium, were found to contain more "forever chemicals" – per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances or PFAS – than plastic. These long-lasting PFAS can stay in the environment for decades, can contaminate water supplies, and are associated with a range of health problems

 

 

https://www.bbc.com/...drinking-straws


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#2049 Nparker

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Posted 18 January 2024 - 02:52 PM

:lol:


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#2050 Matt R.

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Posted 18 January 2024 - 02:55 PM

Sugar cane is where it’s at.

 



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