The problem is citizens and businesses alike have a very broad definition of "unreasonable."

You're making my point for me bud. Recycling is a band-aid, with low compliance. Recycling costs energy, it requires a market for recycled materials, and it once again throws the burden on the consumer. We have to collect it, transport it, wash it, refine it, transport it again. Why don't we just ... make less trash?

Again, it's the wrong posture and the wrong question. You should be doing your part, and demanding big business do their part as well.

You laugh but legislating against single use plastic is a good thing. The bags are bigger offenders than the straws, but what makes more sense: asking everyone to recycle after the fact, or disallowing businesses from giving you a bunch of trash with your order in the first place? The problem is our governments go after easier targets, like retail stores or homeowners, instead of the big problem-makers: oil companies.

People shouldn't be mad that they're being asked to do more for the planet, they should be mad that the bigger polluters aren't doing their fair share.

Squeezing businesses is the only way to go. Right to Repair, Extended Producer Responsibility, carbon caps... All these PR campaigns to put the onus on consumers has gaslighted the public. Water flows down, and if given the option people and companies alike will go for the cheaper choice. Doing the right thing needs to be the only option, or it won't happen.

It sounds appealing, but I don't like playing with fire. Not taking Trump seriously was part of how he got the presidency in the first place.

Lead doesn't kill you usually, it just degrades your brain. Really bad for babies. Theyd have to eat it though so if the paint/dye is solid, likely no worries. I dont trust older plastics personally. Even if they're more durable.

We didn't value knowledge, and so we knew nothing.