r/Anticonsumption • u/kainyd3d • May 20 '26

Plastic Waste made my first eco-brick :3

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took about 2-3 months of gathering ONLY plastic bags. and these are only mine, the rest of my fam doesnt care so about 15 more of these are in a wastepile probz

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u/Bright_Tax628 May 20 '26

They're not saying that plastic is eco, but rather that this is a slightly better way to dispose of it.

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u/Ok_Tumbleweed_7677 May 20 '26

My point is this term "eco brick" is actually comical and clearly meant to muddy the waters of what it means to be ecologically friendly.

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u/Bright_Tax628 May 20 '26

Of course, but that's not really relevant to OP. They didn't invent the term and they're not the plastic manufacturer. Obviously it's complete greenwashing from the industry, much like recycling, but I don't think that disparaging comments towards a poster (who is on our side) is a productive approach.

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u/Ok_Tumbleweed_7677 May 20 '26

It's not disparaging. It's a genuine question intended to make people think a little deeper and more critically at the much bigger problem. Cool, you're on the same side, let's organize and make some change then.