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Man decides it’s just easier to become climate change denier than waste his life washing out food containers (newsthump.com)
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[-] HubertManne@kbin.social 52 points 6 months ago

What really gets me is when I was young there was little to no plastic and we had plenty of convenience food with mainly paper, glass, and metal.

[-] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 34 points 6 months ago

Personally, I think the 1982 Tylenol Murders were the flashpoint that ignited the rise of overpackaging. Everything is tamper-proof sealed, which means more plastic.

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