| It all depends on global and legislative initiatives.
Only restrictions on the production of plastic and cardboard (!!!) work. Personal initiatives are just romanticization and a philosophy that shifts the problem from the producer to the consumer (who has no choice). Metal is an alternative to many things.
Plastic is only for containers and things with a long cycle of use. It has its advantages. It is more resistant to impact than metal (falls, bumps) and retains its shape. Glass is not an alternative at all, it is not comfortable, it breaks, leaves fragments that you will not find on the ground or in your body. It is not resistant to falls, shocks, frequent temperature changes (just pour hot into a cold cup, or vice versa).
And it's not pleasant to the touch, with limited use where it really is the best choice. But this is not a problem in itself, we need to localize food production more so that it doesn't have to be stored for a long time and therefore use a lot of packaging. We need it to travel quickly from the producer to the store to the consumer, without plastic packaging as much as possible. Over the past 4 years, I have been horrified to see that the amount of plastic waste I generate has increased dramatically, without changing my consumption and habits. |