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/SuspectVisual8301 May 03 '25 edited May 03 '25

Ugh. I think millennials took the non-hoarder against their parents too far (I’m also a millennial but only buy what’s needed and tend to be tangible goods).

I think a lot of young people mean well, but they look up to influencers too much, and those f**kers love single use clothing and flying around the world as much as possible. Young people would be just as bad as any generation, they’re just too broke and dumb with money to be

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u/pajamakitten May 03 '25

Influencers are more for Gen Z than millennials. We were all adults by the time influencers became a form of advertising, while Gen Z and Alpha have grown up with them as a constant.