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Consumers are the top plastic polluters on the planet. These products aren't without demand.

Replacing the previous packaging that had a deposit and return glass bottle with single use plastic wasn't demand led. They corrected quite well for the known tendencies of people - consumers - to be forgetful or drop litter.

Demand is created by these same companies.

The tail does not wag the dog. Consumers must take responsibility for their collective actions.

Blaming evil megacorps for all of societies ills is neither productive nor ultimately correct.

Look around - simple people (like me) can’t do much against masses of psychologists that in the last 50 years studied how to trick the human brain.

The truth is more complicated.

Who put pop vending machines everywhere and pushed out healthier alternatives, for example? Who did it in schools to try to hook kids in to junk food habits?

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