Don't use this as an excuse to not recycle. I do my part by recycling what I can. It's a failure on our leaders not the people. I will continue to recycle with the piece of mind I did what I could. We can't force companies to change that's the government job all we can do is complain.

I beta test products and always ensure I give feedback on packaging to at least try to convince companies to not use styrofoam and plastic and just use cardboard.

[–] towerful@programming.dev 3 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Reviews and feedback of packaging and non-sustainable materials is significant.
Businesses are extremely unlikely to change out of their own good will, unless there is some sort of review and something more sustainable ends up being cheaper. They'll only change due to consumer pressure.

Recycling eventually will catch up with our expectations.
Plastic may not be recycled now (well, certainly not to our expectations). But it will be, eventually. And hopefully the demand for recycled plastics will improve the whole cycle, where companies use recycled materials.

I always appreciate cardboard packaged products

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