I could have titled this as just waste created by living daily, but wanted to focus it down a little more. I feel kind of like im the crazy one that sees this insane waste when eating at restaurants, wrappers, cups, drink carriers going right in the trash, billions per day. Its insanity if you think about it.

I’ve at least been never using cup lids or straws and never taking drink carriers when theyre offered (what a massive waste of cardboard!). Then most of the waste is at least paper from the bag and wrapper. Still not great. And yes, I know the solution would be “cook at home!” But that also wastes a lot of freshwater from dish washing, and sometimes it’s just nice to eat somewhere else.

I wonder if this is just something you notice as you get older. Then again older peiple probably waste the most, but I’m just guessing.

  • Libb@jlai.luEnglish
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    2 days ago

    Then again older peiple probably waste the most, but I’m just guessing.

    You may be guessing wrong, then. That is coming from a 50+.

    when eating at restaurants, wrappers, cups, drink carriers

    Stop eating at fast-food, maybe?

    My spouse and I have not been offered a straw, or a cup with a lid, packages or wrappers of any sort since we’ve quit going to fast-food (or joint selling any kind of industrially processed turd food), that was some 20 or 30 years ago.

    We get served in a real plate, use real silverware (sorry, I don’t know the English word to say ‘fork, knife and spoon’), drink (no soda) in a real glass and have our coffee served in a real cup. LIke we woudl at home save the food is not cooked by us but is also fresh and not prepackaged (it helps to locate those restaurants that are real restaurants, not the many that are just microwaving prepackaged stuff)

    • SpaceNoodle@lemmy.world
      4·
      2 days ago

      “Silverware” is not the wrong word. “Cutlery” would also work, and lacks any posh implications. “Utensils” is another good one.

    • bridgeenjoyer@sh.itjust.worksOP
      13·
      2 days ago

      Sorry, when im referring to those of an older age im thinking mcmansion, 3 campers and 4 trucks (most people in the Midwest cities) so thats where I was guessing more waste is created.

      Yes of course the answer is stop eating fast food. Live in a cave, don’t reproduce, that is how we create the least waste. Im not suggesting that. Im saying it’s gross that these companies willingly waste so much when we don’t really need to.

      • Libb@jlai.luEnglish
        1·
        2 days ago

        Yes of course the answer is stop eating fast food. Live in a cave, don’t reproduce, that is how we create the least waste. Im not suggesting that. Im saying it’s gross that these companies willingly waste so much when we don’t really need to.

        • Not going to fast food does not mean to stop eating, hopefully for your health.
        • Nor does it mean to stop reproducing… I don’t now about you, but I seldom fuck in public places.
        • And it does not mean living in a cave either unless one considers going to a fast-food the apex of a great night out? Which I don’t… but I also don’t consider a fast-food a restaurant at all.

        that is how we create the least waste.

        Wrong. We produce less waste by closely studying our habits and usages and figuring out ways to change them to produce less waste, not by expecting a corporation to do it for us because they will only change (but they will) the second their financial results fall because they insist on selling (shit food and) wrapping their consumers refuse to buy. Until then…

        Meanwhile, I’ll go back into my cave that’s surrounded by wonderful places one can go eat in the streets nearby, places who serve some real food without any wrapping. Odd, I know but we also have that stupid giant metal tower around here, and those fancy museums, the entire world likes to visit. And we eat baguettes.

        Have a nice day.

        Edit: typos