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Why does nobody talk about how hard it is to ditch single-use plastic at the grocery store?
I had a convo with my roommate's mom last week at dinner. She works at a packaging plant in Ohio and straight up said most of those 'eco-friendly' alternatives just get thrown out anyway because the recycling system can't handle them. Hit different hearing it from someone who sees the factory side every day. I used to think buying stuff in cardboard instead of plastic was a win, but she told me even that has a carbon footprint if it's not processed right. Now I'm confused about what actually matters. Does anyone here just bring their own jars to bulk bins without getting weird looks from cashiers? I tried it once at my local Aldi and they said no.
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grant_perry13d ago
Man @the_henry hit the nail on the head. The recycling system is basically a scam at this point. I gave up on the guilt and just try to buy less stuff overall instead of swapping materials. Bring your own jars is a joke to most stores, they act like you're gonna steal their product. Aldi is the worst about that, they have a hard no policy at mine too.
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susanh4613d ago
Laughing at how Aldi acts like you're running some kind of jar heist lmao. I tried bringing my own container to their bulk section once and the cashier looked at me like I was trying to smuggle out a live animal. Honestly the whole "just buy less" thing is probably the real hack, since half the stuff in the "eco friendly" aisle is just greenwashing garbage wrapped in cardboard anyway. I'm convinced the recycling trucks just dump everything in a fire pit and call it a day at this point.
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