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lalitrus:
Reminder that the aesthetics of green living aren’t the same as actually making good ethical decisions about the resources you have access to.
jenniferrpovey:
Also, durable plastic is not nearly as much of a problem as single use plastic.
Many people can’t afford a wood and bristle hair brush anyway…they’re like six times more expensive.
lets-close-the-loop:
Why do I have a plastic hairbrush?
My friend was visiting me the other day and as she sat in my living room she noticed my plastic hairbrush on the table.
“Why do you have a plastic hairbrush I thought you care about nature and you try to avoid plastic!”
Why? Because I can still use it. I have had this brush for cca 12 years. It is not broken. It’s fine. And I will have it for as long as it works and then buy a good alternative. We don’t throw away things that work perfectly fine just to prove to other people, that we care. We use the things we have FIRST!
There is no need for buying a stainless steel lunch box if you can still use an old plastic one. It’s fine.
USE WHAT YOU HAVE FIRST and when it no longer works like it should, dispose of it responsibly and then get a good alternative. You don’t have to prove anything to anyone.
Love
K.
lalitrus:
Reminder that the aesthetics of green living aren’t the same as actually making good ethical decisions about the resources you have access to.
jenniferrpovey:
Also, durable plastic is not nearly as much of a problem as single use plastic.
Many people can’t afford a wood and bristle hair brush anyway…they’re like six times more expensive.
lets-close-the-loop:
Why do I have a plastic hairbrush?
My friend was visiting me the other day and as she sat in my living room she noticed my plastic hairbrush on the table.
“Why do you have a plastic hairbrush I thought you care about nature and you try to avoid plastic!”
Why? Because I can still use it. I have had this brush for cca 12 years. It is not broken. It’s fine. And I will have it for as long as it works and then buy a good alternative. We don’t throw away things that work perfectly fine just to prove to other people, that we care. We use the things we have FIRST!
There is no need for buying a stainless steel lunch box if you can still use an old plastic one. It’s fine.
USE WHAT YOU HAVE FIRST and when it no longer works like it should, dispose of it responsibly and then get a good alternative. You don’t have to prove anything to anyone.
Love
K.
