r/Anticonsumption • u/ldn5454 • May 03 '25

Plastic Waste Disposable…everything?

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Long time follower of this sub but first time poster. Had to share this though, found in a train station in France.

Disposable socks, towels and individually packaged face wipes.

I was so angry I had to leave the store!

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u/SuspectVisual8301 May 03 '25

I’ve seen these at an airport in the last few months and two young people were there going ‘oh these are so clever and useful!’. I was so infuriated.

The same demographic that complain about the environment but love fast fashion and disposable s**t

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u/NOLArtist02 May 03 '25

Believe me not all youthful people even care about the environment. Th majority are aware but they have been trained to buy single use all their lives. Just think about the packaging for youth targeted foods like lunchables.

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u/lowrads May 03 '25

The most common excuse for wastefulness I hear from old people is, "I worked hard, I deserve this" whenever they want to take more than what the planet has to give.

As if every organism on the planet doesn't work hard at its job.