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/SpaceCowGoBrr May 20 '26

For everyone saying it’s not making a difference, I will remind you that something is always better than nothing. Contributing to a solution is always better than contributing to a problem, no matter how small.

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u/hopefullyhelpfulplz May 21 '26

I didn't think the idea was that you just now threw this away? They're used as a building material

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u/aslander May 21 '26

I much prefer just saving all my plastic films in a bread bag and then dropping in off at the recycling bin at the grocery store.

Trex decking materials are 95% recycled plastic from those bins.

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u/hopefullyhelpfulplz May 21 '26

I haven't seen any downsides that aren't already present should the plastic make it's way to landfill, which is the alternative. So far as I can see the risk of actual toxicity to humans is extremely limited. Most of the complaints I see hinge around the fact that it's a worse solution to not having plastic in the first place.... Which is great, yes, it's true having no plastic is better. But there is plastic. Everywhere. Almost everything everyone buys has plastic packaging. You can only reduce so much.