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[–] homes@piefed.world 146 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (11 children)

Yes, he’s a wasteful, elitist asshole, but still keep on recycling. Better yet, stop using plastic bottles (and other disposable plastic stuff) altogether, and get non-plastic, reusable bottles/containers, which you can refill. The best drink containers are thermally insulated, so you can put hot or cold drinks with ice in them, so they stay hot or cool for hours, and have drink spouts on them.

Edit: my personal recommendation would be IronFlask, but there are other quality brands that others here may recommend

[–] gex@lemmy.world 63 points 6 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (5 children)

Hank Green did a video inspired by a similar meme after the Blue Origin rocket explosion. He acknowledged that plastic recycling isn't great, but encouraged focusing on other materials like aluminium. The explosion released 825 tons of carbon dioxide, which is ~1% of the hourly emissions of the aluminum industry. The current amount of recycled cans in the US saves the equivalent to 15 rocket explosions of carbon every day.

So yeah, get a reusable container, and try using aluminum instead of plastic.

https://youtu.be/pXVmkurTOgM

[–] homes@piefed.world 34 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

yeah, and there was a recent expose about how, on top of the fact that most plastic recycling doesn't actually reduce overall pollution all that much, a huge amount of state and municipal recycling programs had been subsumed by some massive scam that just offloaded recycling waste to some 3rd-party program that eventually buried it all in landfills or dumped it somewhere anyway.

the real answer is to stop producing/consuming so much waste (especially petrochemical-based waste) in the first place and to live in more sustainable and less waste-producing systems.

Oh good allegory would be: stop taking all of those cholesterol and blood pressure medication’s, and just eat healthier and exercise more.

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[–] carl_the_grackle@lemmy.zip 16 points 6 days ago

Heads up: your YouTube link tells shows your channel to everyone who clicks it. This is due to YouTube's new messaging feature, and how they set the default privacy settings to share your channel with everyone whenever you post a link. You need to remove everything from the ?is= onwards and also turn off the sharing feature if you don't want everyone on Lemmy getting your profile and the ability to YouTube chat with you

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[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Reduce first, then recycle, yes!

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[–] Widdershins@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I used one for some coffee and a few popsicles and all I got was coffee that tasted awful and had popsicle sticks floating around in it.

[–] homes@piefed.world 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

I suggest that you try the coffee and the Popsicles separately next time.

Also, not so great for Popsicles. Better for beverages, generally speaking.

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[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 122 points 6 days ago (4 children)

Hank Green actually explained something optimistic after the Blue Origin rocket explosion (here on Youtube), that yes, there are big companies and big billionaires being superfluously wasteful.

But there are a lot of us recycling our bottles and cans, and when we collectively do this, it makes more of a difference than rockets going boom, and jetsetting billionaires.

Granted, we need to drastically reduce our ultra-wealthy for a vast myriad of reasons, but we do collectively make a big difference.

[–] Fredthefishlord@lemmy.blahaj.zone 43 points 6 days ago (1 children)

That's what posts like this miss--- collective action works, be it in collective bargaining, politics, or environmental action. It can be less effective than stronger actors, but it is still very effective. And often is more effective. People also miss that the average output of trash from middle class people is still a bit much.

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 22 points 5 days ago (2 children)

yeah I really fucking hate how this particular meme format seems to subtly imply we can just stop making an effort. Always downvote whenever I see it.

[–] NikkiDimes@lemmy.world 11 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago)

Yeah, we could have a world in which we have ultra rich billionaires individually wasting that of a small nation on the regular and no one doing anything to try to offset it. I 100% get the defeatism, but it really does no one any good.

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[–] huppakee@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

You're right, we can't afford to either only recycle all our bottles or only drastically reduce our ultra-wealthy.

[–] turtlesareneat@piefed.ca 11 points 5 days ago (1 children)

When you eat the rich, consider using an eco-friendly fuel

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[–] some_designer_dude@lemmy.world 104 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (2 children)

The data shows that we should be recycling the rich into fertilizer.

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[–] BeardededSquidward@lemmy.blahaj.zone 35 points 5 days ago (8 children)

There's not a thing you can do as an individual that will have near the impact of countering the wealthy gross over usage of resources and industrial pollution. It's a fools errand so don't try to guilt people who don't recycle.

[–] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 21 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

Once it became clear that a large portion of our recycled waste was just being sold and off shored to poorer countries, I stopped giving a fuck about recycling and stopped doing it. What I did start doing was doing everything I could to eliminate plastic from my life, or reuse what I did have until it broke.

[–] tmyakal@infosec.pub 18 points 5 days ago

The old ad slogan was "Reduce, Reuse, Recycle" in that order because that's the best order to try for. If you don't need it, don't get it. If you do need it, try to use it multiple times. If you can't use it again, then try to recycle it. But the absolute best thing you can do is not get the thing initially.

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[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 17 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I've worked in manufacturing plants for the last almost 20 years. One packaging line will produce more waste in a day than you can hope to counter.

[–] wallabra@lemmy.eco.br 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (1 children)

And that's just the packaging part!

[–] Bakkoda@lemmy.world 9 points 5 days ago

I've seen a plant drain an entire towns water tower down to 12 inches. Not feet. Inches. They had to pay to truck in water. And all it was doing was running through a chiller and into the drain. Not even grey water.

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[–] CanadianCarl@sh.itjust.works 62 points 6 days ago (6 children)

Don't forget about Linus. The quotes on the site are what he said, when he was showing off the jet.

[–] khannie@lemmy.world 42 points 6 days ago (2 children)

For a minute I thought it was Torvalds and was highly confused.

[–] GreenCrunch@piefed.blahaj.zone 14 points 6 days ago

How do you think all the commits get reviewed? He's got to pick them up!

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[–] AbsolutelyClawless@piefed.social 18 points 6 days ago (4 children)

I haven't watched LTT in a long time (basically ever since it was publicly obvious the money got to his head and everything that comes with ego), so when I saw somewhere he bought a jet, I first thought it was April Fools. Then after a short research I realized he's for real. My partner, on the other hand, was convinced I fell for it, and it took me a while to prove him otherwise.

Absolutely wild what Linus managed to convince (some of?) his fanboys. People will suck off filthy rich assholes like it's their job.

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[–] BackgrndNoize@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (4 children)

What the hell do they need a private jet for, that has to be a ego purchase, also they have the money for this but not for taking care of their employees, especially the ones getting harassed, I unsubscribed to their channel when they dropped that fake apology video with Advertisement, cant believe they are still profitable

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[–] pineapplelover@lemmy.dbzer0.com 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Bruh wtf TIL LTT has a private jet

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[–] skisnow@lemmy.ca 11 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Is there a word, possibly German, for when you discover that the person you got douchey vibes off for years but couldn't quite pin down why, is revealed to be exactly what you suspected? I just had flashbacks to Will Smith at the Oscars.

[–] bravesentry@feddit.org 19 points 5 days ago (1 children)

There is not, at least in german. But german offers us the possibility of making one. I´ll use the Zangendeutsch for douche, "Dusche", then "Verdacht" for the suspicion, "Bestätigung" for its revelation as true and "Moment" which is german for, well, moment. Put in some suffixes (-en and -s) for grammatical reasons et voila: Duschenverdachtsbestätigungsmoment, a brand new german word meaning "the moment of the confirmation of the suspicion of the douche".

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[–] kilgore_trout@feddit.it 9 points 5 days ago

LTT has always been a techbro, surrounded by other techbros.

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[–] ExLisper@lemmy.curiana.net 37 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (2 children)

So here's the thing: when the next heatwave hits it's not Infatino's kids that will sit in a 40 degree classroom and cry for their moms, your kids will. When the next forest fire razes some village it's not Infatino that will be left homeless, you will. When drought hits they will not cut water to Inantino's home, they will cut your water.

Infantino doesn't care about his carbon footprint because whatever happens he will be fine. It's all of us, poor people, that will suffer the consequences. Not limiting your emissions because "the rich are not doing their part" will only hurt you, not the rich.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 14 points 5 days ago (3 children)

So we should hurt the rich? I could get behind that

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[–] BigBoyShuanzee@aussie.zone 26 points 5 days ago (1 children)

I use paper straws, I can't get a bag at the supermarket to hold anything but I still have to pay for those bags.

These cunts get to keep wasting the earth. Yes I'm including Taylor Swift, Jeff Bezos, the heads of Microsoft, Adobe, HP and all the rest.

[–] remon@ani.social 10 points 5 days ago* (last edited 5 days ago) (8 children)

You should look up the fascinating technology of "reusable bags". I haven't bought one in years!

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[–] Tartas1995@discuss.tchncs.de 32 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Let's add the flights of the teams. Let's ask if that is necessary.

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[–] schnokobaer@feddit.org 42 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Today I feel environmentally conscious

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 22 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Flying is truly one of the worst things an individual can do, carbon emissions-wise. These rich fucks practically fly their private jets to their backyard pools.

[–] Bonsoir@lemmy.ca 14 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago) (1 children)

Achtually, a gas-powered car isn't that far from an airplane in terms of CO2 emission per kilometer per person. But planes allow for long distance travels that you would never consider doing by car. It also depends how many people are in the car. Planes also produce more non-CO2 pollutants.
If you were to choose between driving X km alone in your car or take a plane to the same destination, both options' environmental impact would be quite close. But with carpooling, the car rapidly becomes a less bad option.

[–] PlaidBaron@lemmy.world 20 points 6 days ago (2 children)

Private jets are more my concern here. Basically transporting a handful of people at best at an unreasonable energy cost.

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[–] MidsizedSedan@lemmy.world 18 points 5 days ago (2 children)

Today, work machine gave me suggestions for how the be eco friendly. (Turning off screen after 5 minutes. Sleep mode after 15 minutes)

All I can think of is how much Microsoft CAN invest in eco mode, but chooses money (or the hope of money in AI) instead.

also (More Microsoft hate)

Every time I'm back to work and forced to windows, I get a new problem. This popes up while reading emails

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[–] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 31 points 6 days ago (9 children)

The heck is Infantino doing in Edmonton and Middle-of-nowhere, Ontario?

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[–] Blackmist@feddit.uk 26 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Can he at least travel by helicopter?

They're much more dangerous...

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[–] M137@lemmy.today 21 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Recycling is a very local thing, do it instead of leaving the bottle somewhere it can end up in nature. It's also just a good and nice thing, same as minimising your plastic use, eating less meat (or ysing any products with animalistic ingredients etc.), buying as much as you can second hand or from companies that specifically go for longevity, natural and ecological ingredients, sustainability and so on.

The real choices are what brands you buy from. Never give money to any company that has any connection to people like this.

[–] Bababasti@feddit.org 13 points 5 days ago

Sustainability for thee, not for me.

Also, some surprised-thunder-rat-moments here: https://ferw.eu/fifas-climate-strategy-exposed-greenwashing-at-the-heart-of-the-worlds-game/

[–] altphoto@lemmy.today 13 points 5 days ago

We recycled for that fuck to ride a flying chariot around the world.

[–] wewbull@feddit.uk 6 points 5 days ago (1 children)

Now total it up for the event as a whole.

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[–] HrabiaVulpes@europe.pub 7 points 5 days ago

Poor people shouldn't segregate trash, shouldn't collect bottles etc.

Instead cheapest products should be biodegradable, wrapped in something that can't last shit, transported only by ships and trains. It's the companies who profit from selling products that should be held responsible for the product eco footprint.

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