One problem is, every attempt to mitigate the problem even a little bit results in fierce attacks and concerted campaigns against such reforms. Small example: the campaign to move from plastic straws to some thing more biodegradable (and there are great paper straws that’ll stand up to a drink for hours) met with loud ridicule ridicule from all corners. And yet, straws make up a decent amount of that ocean polluting trash. It may not be huge, but you have to address every aspect of the plastic scourge, and straws are an easy fix. I’d love to see all packaging move away from plastic — but that requires industry cooperation.
One problem is, every attempt to mitigate the problem even a little bit results in fierce attacks and concerted campaigns against such reforms. Small example: the campaign to move from plastic straws to some thing more biodegradable (and there are great paper straws that’ll stand up to a drink for hours) met with loud ridicule ridicule from all corners. And yet, straws make up a decent amount of that ocean polluting trash. It may not be huge, but you have to address every aspect of the plastic scourge, and straws are an easy fix. I’d love to see all packaging move away from plastic — but that requires industry cooperation.