Hacker News new | ask | show | jobs
by spacebanana7 571 days ago
Waste isn't inherently bad, littering is. It's not Coca Cola's fault that people throw away plastic bottles into the rainforest, oceans or other fragile ecosystems.
3 comments

No, but it definitely should be in Coca Cola's charter to explore and invest in biodegradable alternatives. And the only way to hold such immense companies to their environmental responsibilities is either regulation or consumer perception.
Is this more of a realpolitik environmentalism? I can see how it’s easier to legally pressure Coca Cola than to enforce littering fines & proper landfill practices globally. But it’s still not morally Coca Cola’s fault that lazy consumers litter.
@dang Not sure what’s going on here but the parent comment and my relies both seem to be getting duplicated.
No, but it definitely should be in Coca Cola's charter to explore and invest in biodegradable alternatives. And the only way to hold such immense companies to their environmental responsibilities is either regulation or consumer perception.
Is this more of a realpolitik environmentalism? I can see how it’s easier to legally pressure Coca Cola than to enforce littering fines & proper landfill practices globally. But it’s still not morally Coca Cola’s fault that lazy consumers litter.
@dang Not sure what’s going on here but the parent comment and my relies both seem to be getting duplicated.
Waste is inherently bad (in that it is a downstream cost.)
Are faeces inherently bad? Many years of evolution selected that as the most efficient option for a digestive system.
Faeces isn't plastic. Evolution isn't a decision.