• AwkwardLookMonkeyPuppet@lemmy.world
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    6 months ago

    It’s not an equivalent comparison. Very few people need bottled water. They could bring a thermos of water, but they don’t. There are a lot of similar products that are still purchased often by the masses.

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      6 months ago

      Most grocery store products are packaged in single use plastics. Cereals are sealed in a plastic bag. Meats are wrapped in plastic packaging. Milk is sold in plastic bottles. Yoghurt, bread, baking powder, pasta, medicine. Its not feasible to avoid by choice.