Comment on Call for UK ban on single-use vapes as more than 5m discarded each week
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 9 months agothey chose the smallest thing they could do
They initially chose a thing that would have marginal impact on consumers' behaviour, yes. Starting in October 2023, people will no longer be able to buy plastic cutlery, plates, bowls, trays, balloon sticks, and other items.
Which items would you nominate for an immediate ban in addition?
FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 9 months ago
I would shift the onus on the people buying the shit (consumers) to the people making it (producers).
Maybe we could look at fishing nets, plastic bottles etc.
To be clear I am all for doing more for the planet but I take issue with the blame being misplaced on consumers when the producers are polluting orders of magnitude more than we are.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 9 months ago
Stopping a producer selling it in a country is putting the onus on the producer.
I don't think the narrative of producer v consumer is particularly helpful. Any regulation that hits the producer will also hit the consumer.
I'd be all for a ban on plastic bottles, but you need proper glass bottle deposit schemes in place first
FredericChopin_@feddit.uk 9 months ago
I think it is helpful.
Consumers can only buy what’s on the shelves. If we limit production then the former isn’t an issue.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 9 months ago
Whether a producer is prohibited from producing or selling has zero affect on the UK consumer. I agree that a ban on production would be good, but in the vast majority of cases these are overseas producers, so that can't be legislated for.
ParsnipWitch@feddit.de 9 months ago
How much less talking about the consumers responsible is appropriate? Or do you think people shouldn’t talk about it at all?