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sirpoopingpooper t1_iy3b48n wrote

Assuming there's no replacement with multi-use bags, this is about 2.5 metric tons per day (or 900 metric tons/year). Not nothing...but from an oil-use perspective, that's like getting about 400 drivers off the road. And since plastic bags are a negligible portion of non-landfilled plastic waste, it's unfortunately not actually impactful on any environmental front.

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weggaan_weggaat t1_iy3xdbc wrote

It's impactful in terms of keeping trash at bay but I agree that it's not a meaningful reduction in oil use.

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Kagranec t1_iy4684f wrote

It's almost as if our entire economic system needs to be overhauled to have any meaningful impact at all

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sirpoopingpooper t1_iy48oud wrote

Or at the very least...our politicians need to focus on the big wins (energy, transport, food) instead of the tiniest things that don't actually make a difference (bags).

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Kagranec t1_iy5p0kf wrote

As if they're going to do that if it isn't profitable to do so....

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sirpoopingpooper t1_iy5pq3y wrote

There's the problem!! But that's a political system overhaul (economic could be done at the same time, but without political, it's not going to work...)

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Kagranec t1_iy5q0sq wrote

It's both, they're inherently linked

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