Plastic pollution has become a global crisis, and corporations are the primary producers of plastic waste. It’s important that we consider the impacts our plastic production is having not only on our environment, but the long term implications for decades to come.
Corporations often shift the blame onto consumers, suggesting that it is individual behaviour that drives plastic consumption. In reality, consumers have limited control over the amount of plastic waste generated by corporations, because of the scale of production and how much waste is made by large corporations. It is also corporations that choose the types of materials they use to deliver their products.
Netflix’s recent documentary exposes the blame often placed on the consumer rather than corporations taking responsibility, which prevents companies from really stepping up against our growing plastic crisis.
Corporations produce the majority of plastic waste
According to a report by the Break Free From Plastic movement, just 20 companies are responsible for producing more than half of all the single-use plastic waste in the world. That means any changes in the production process or type of plastic they’re using could have considerable implications for plastic waste around the world.
These companies include Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, Nestle, and Unilever, among others. These corporations produce billions of plastic bottles, packaging, and other single-use plastic items every year, which ultimately end up in landfills or the ocean.
Therefore, it is unfair to blame consumers for the plastic waste crisis when corporations produce such vast amounts of plastic and the average consumer doesn’t have many options for alternative products with other materials.
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Consumers have limited control over plastic waste
Consumers are often criticized for not recycling enough or not using reusable bags and bottles. However, these individual actions pale in comparison to the amount of plastic waste generated by corporations.
For example, Coca-Cola produces over three million tonnes of plastic packaging every year, which is equivalent to 200,000 plastic bottles every minute. It is unrealistic to expect consumers to offset this level of plastic production through individual actions.
Furthermore, many consumers do not have access to recycling facilities or affordable alternatives to single-use plastic products, making it even more challenging to reduce their plastic consumption.
But this doesn’t have to be the case.
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Packaging doesn’t have to cost the earth. With more and more companies standing up for what’s right and producing for businesses to consider.
With packaging options that do cater to both the and the profit margins, it does make us wonder why more companies are taking the plunge.
The best thing for a company to ethically navigate through the plastic swamp is to start with a company that understands deeper than just a buzz word.
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