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evilpercy t1_jbvd9df wrote

This is do to the fact that companies never have to do a environmental impact evaluation on their product and it packaging. That cost is ignored and passed on to the tax payer. There needs to be a tax based on the report. The more it pollutes the higher the tax. No companies will say it is a job killer or would make the product to expensive. Good, this way they can find a cleaner way to make their products or do not make them. There also needs to be a "award" like Noble that rewards products that are engineered to last longer, easy to repair yourself.

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ScienceWillSaveMe t1_jbw7r06 wrote

The thing is, there were such products before rampant plastic production. It’s just been crafted to make single use plastics the cheapest type of packaging. Then the producers blame the consumers for where the waste ends up. Not to mention there’s a hefty lobbying sector fighting to keep single use plastic production high because it means more profits for petrochemical companies.

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hux t1_jbxvas8 wrote

Lots of companies will say it’s a job killer and it makes the product too expensive. Companies say plenty of untrue things all the time.

I agree with your premise, that the cost of the entire product lifecycle needs to be baked in from the beginning, I just disagree with you on how much pushback there would be.

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