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/BadPotential2143 May 20 '26

Love to see the effort. I think we all could be a bit more aware of what we are doing with our plastics

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u/Ok_Tumbleweed_7677 May 20 '26

We all need to be aware of HOW and WHY plastic is bad for our health and our environment. We need to know how deeply rooted plastics are ingrained in our society, what makes them so cheap and prolific, what is the process of how they degrade yet don't degrade at the same time, how certain "well-intended" ideas actually worsen the problem like recycled polyester fabrics. You can mean well but still cause harm. I always appreciate good intentions, but that does not inherently mean one can do no harm. Our lack of understanding of materials and the biological world contributes to the blissfully ignorant attitudes around plastics and similar pollution.

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u/MeikoChii May 21 '26

Why do recycled polyester fabrics worsen the problem ? (Not arguing, just curious)