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Plastic straw makers celebrate 'happiest days' after Trump order (news.sky.com)

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[–] TranquilTurbulence@lemmy.zip 2 points 1 week ago

American supermarkets are a special category, since everything is wrapped in plastic.

In poor countries, plastic bags are a significant contributor to overall amount of plastic waste produced. Banning plastic bags in a place like that actually has an impact, because most things aren’t necessarily wrapped in layers of plastic.

If you wanted to have a similar impact in America, you would need to introduce a plastic packing and wrapping tax. So yes, banning a single product in a place like that is only a very small step in the right direction.