Transcript: https://youtubetranscript.com/?v=3XGIxUXDWqw

The video shows how alternatives may not be real solutions for many of those in need. I see it as an example of how we shouldn’t theorize solutions based only in our limited point of view or accept blindly that those in power did their due diligence and are not just in it for optics.

  • elfpie@beehaw.orgOP
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    1 year ago

    The cardboard boxes become common for home deliveries here. Banning plastic bags was a battle that went nowhere without a good alternative.

    People need to be educated for things to work. Expose everyone to the solutions until it becomes ingrained.

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      1 year ago

      Banning plastic bags was a battle that went nowhere without a good alternative

      What do you mean? By me in Denver, the 10¢ plastic bag fee had hiccups for a week until people remembered to bring their own. Some people still pay for plastic, some stores sell reusable bags by the checkouts for $1, and a lot of people bring their own.

      I definitely miss Aldi’s boxes, though.

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        1 year ago

        Not in Brazil. Charging backfired really quickly and the solution was biodegradable plastic, which might mean just plastic that breaks down in plastic we can’t see.