• Blackmist@feddit.uk
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      8 hours ago

      How did we get lumbered with that chud of a packaging material.

      Glass: rinse me out, use me again. 💪

      Metal: melt me down, good as new. 💪

      Plastic: I can’t be shredded and turned into road surfaces without my lid…

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        6 hours ago

        Money. It’s the consequence of living in a system that prioritizes profit over humanity and environment. Metal is expensive, glass is heavy and doubles shipping costs. So we created a cheap, non-renewable non-recyclable material that we can use once then bury in the ground (or simply create random environmental disasters) for future generations to deal with. Profit today, consequences tomorrow.