But the problem is that these plastics even if disposed of properly by the consumer are still waste.
In the EU most of the bottles for soda have a deposit-scheme attached so they are returned in high percentages.
The issue is everything comes in plastic nowadays… even cucumbers are wrapped.
The manufacturers are the ones that select the packaging. They should be made responsible for the recycling. That will immediately make them switch to packaging that can be recycled. Glass, paper, cardboard… whatever. But plastics are bullshit for many applications… especially for those vanity packaging’s that make the product look larger by being in massive trays of plastics.
It’s still up to consumers to dispose of or recycle the trash correctly. Coke and Pepsi can’t do it for them.
But the problem is that these plastics even if disposed of properly by the consumer are still waste.
In the EU most of the bottles for soda have a deposit-scheme attached so they are returned in high percentages.
The issue is everything comes in plastic nowadays… even cucumbers are wrapped.
The manufacturers are the ones that select the packaging. They should be made responsible for the recycling. That will immediately make them switch to packaging that can be recycled. Glass, paper, cardboard… whatever. But plastics are bullshit for many applications… especially for those vanity packaging’s that make the product look larger by being in massive trays of plastics.