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Throwaway2600k t1_j3kdxqn wrote

Yet plastic water bottles remain. And novelty toys that kids and adults will play with for few minutes and then they go in the trash.

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made3 t1_j3ldguz wrote

Plastic water bottles can technically be reused a few times though, right?

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Zealousideal-Bell-68 t1_j3lzq64 wrote

Single use plastic cutlery as well. The problem is that the large majority of people doesn't do that because that's not what they're designed for.

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8-Brit t1_j3m9bs9 wrote

Brittle as hell and usually break. Useless after being used once.

I go for metal or wooden cutlery if at all possible.

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MatterStream t1_j3olzui wrote

They usually break half way through your first chip.

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veggie_saurus_rex t1_j3nw5kn wrote

Very technically it was designed for reuse. It was created for the armed forces to be able to carry lightweight utensils. But, of course, you are correct that as it currently exists, the quality is too poor for durable reuse.

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produit1 t1_j3n28t9 wrote

Manufacturers such as coca cola are to blame 100%. They order the manufacture of billions of these bottles at the start of the supply chain. They can choose to funnel money into r&d, use only recyclable cans or glass but they choose plastic everytime because they claim its what the customers want. No one pushes back and the guilt is always levelled onto the consumer.

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murphydcat t1_j3mo1cv wrote

Apparently, the residents of my neighborhood have never heard of this "trash" thing, as I find scores of plastic water bottles discarded in my local park, gutters on my street of floating down the stream behind my house.

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