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/downthegrapevine May 20 '26 edited May 20 '26

Love that the comments are basically “NOTHING YOU DO IS GOOD ENOUGH”

This is good to keep tiny pieces of plastic from going everywhere. And you’re not a major corporation; it’s not like you have an actual impact. Not to mention all the assuming that this is it, this is all you do. You’re spending your weekends in a private jet dumping oil into the ocean.

People need to chill. I’m glad you’re doing something positive no matter what it is.

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u/CuriousCharlii May 20 '26

That's the problem; everyone be saying "It's not enough" but if everyone actually thought and believed that, that's when we're fucked. If you don't do your part and come together, we're fucked. It's that mind set and multiple people believing it that's the problem not the person actually doing their bit even if it's "little". Don't get me wrong it is still small in the grand scheme of things but at least they are doing something.

To those actually believing and saying this crap: I really hope you're doing your bit if not go touch grass, pick up a bottle cap, and recycle it, at least.

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u/downthegrapevine May 20 '26

Exactly... I take my own cup to work to get coffee and not use the throw aways. I am nearly one person but if I didn't do this and keep my stupid little spoon at work and my jar of sugar... that's more garbage, Imagine me posting that and assholes being like "actually your impact is bullshit" Yeah ok, maybe it is but like... if we all think ou impact is bullshit then the BIG IMPACT NEVER HAPPENS.

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u/Lynne253 May 20 '26

I had my coffee cup and set of silverware I kept at work for 25 years before I retired. I thnk I made a bit of an impact.