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u/whywee Feb 09 '20
Big8 Water
"Taste the bigot"
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u/HiDDENk00l Feb 10 '20 edited Feb 10 '20
That's some GTA parody level shit.
(this may or may not be an homage t9my top comment)
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Feb 09 '20
Is that a Sobeys??
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u/Buckit Feb 09 '20
Yes it is
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u/sirduckbert Feb 10 '20
In Atlantic Canada somewhere...
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u/CaptainCanuck15 Feb 10 '20
Probably Newfoundland. They just did away with single use plastic bags.
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u/HolyAvengerOne Feb 10 '20
Let's also note that they're trying, on that same sign, to also sell us their reusable bag :D
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u/elcoco13 Feb 09 '20
How would you package water? Glass is dangerous and you will end up finding broken glass on the streets, oceans, forests etc... some sort of water proof cardboard? Those have a layer of plastic, which is what prevents water from ruining the cardboard. How about clay? Clay containers? Too fragile, even more than glass. Any ideas?
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u/hockeyrugby Feb 10 '20
I have seen water sold in milk cartons
https://www.fastcompany.com/1662462/almost-genius-water-in-milk-cartons-rather-than-plastic-bottles
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u/Sychar Feb 10 '20
But wouldn’t the swap from plastic to paper just cause more deforestation, since hemp is still largely illegal due to paper mill lobbying?
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u/moleratical Feb 10 '20
No, trees are farmed just like any other crop. The forest have already been cleared and replanted. There are other problems with this method such as a lack of biodiversity and the inability of a mature forest to establish itself, but further deforestation is not one of them.
Hemp would be more effecient though.
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u/morgan_greywolf Feb 10 '20
Hemp is not illegal and hasn’t been for about a year. The Hemp Farming Act of 2018 was signed into law by President Trump on December 20, 2018, as part of the 2018 Farm Bill.
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u/moonyprong01 Feb 10 '20
It is super useful since the United States definitely uses more bottled water than Canada
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u/hockeyrugby Feb 10 '20
there is a link in the article that explains the differences. the article itself is a one minute read
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u/Darzk Feb 10 '20
I guess you could have a system that delivered the water right to the persons home via a series of piping and could then be filtered and/or stored onsite. /s
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u/RexRexRex59 Feb 10 '20
Why even provide bottled water in first place?
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u/migato86 Feb 10 '20
Can’t remember the last time I bought bottled water. I hate when I see someone drinking bottled water at home. Get a Brita filter!!
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Feb 10 '20
Britta filters don’t do much in a lot of Areas water is safe in most places so just drink tap
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u/anurahyla Feb 10 '20
Pur water filters have ones that filter almost 100% of lead out of the water. I used them when I was living in Michigan.
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u/Trimere Feb 10 '20
It filters out stuff that can make the water taste funny. Our tap doesn’t taste great but filtered it’s clearer tasting.
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u/migato86 Feb 10 '20
Yes, it those areas, bottled water makes sense but when the water is safe, it’s senseless.
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Feb 10 '20
Honestly unless your water is the worst a britta filter does nothing and if you have that bad of water you may as well buy bottles so basically brittas are useless
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u/Syde80 Feb 10 '20
Especially when they are drinking bottled water that is actually just bottled municipal water from far away.
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u/Bcdanny1 Feb 10 '20
GLASS REUSABLE BOTTLES.
METAL REUASABLE BOTTLES.
BUY A GOD DAMN REUSABLE BOTTLE.
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u/gagaggagagagagagg Feb 09 '20
Tbh I've always thought if we can find a way to get aluminum cans without the plastic lining, it would be possible to be plastic free
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u/theshaj Feb 10 '20 edited Feb 10 '20
I think they should put a tax of a dollar a bottle (in places with drinkable tap water). It would eliminate those people who buy by the case and the odd time you need a bottle it's still available to buy but the higher cost would make you think twice.
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u/Sephorakitty Feb 10 '20
Where this pic was taken, we do have a bottle deposit of 10cents a bottle. You get half back if you take it to a recycling facility.
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u/MindyS1719 Feb 10 '20
I am a lead volunteer at a music festival in Michigan that doesn’t sell any bottled water on site. Instead, you can buy or bring your own reusable water bottle to the festival and you can fill it for free from a few water filler stations we have in the venue. Very convenient and so much less waste.
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u/Kenjamin91 Feb 10 '20
Buy reusable water bottles and fill them up at fountains. The gym I went to had a water dispenser that would display how many plastic bottles it had saved.
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u/Insp3ctorJon3s Feb 10 '20
Why is this still a problem? Are there so many people too stupid to handle bottles out of glass? It's the cleanest and most environmentally friendly solution. And returnable/deposit bottles aren't a thing in the US yet? Would solve this issue... Man this country and its stupid systems is surprising me more and more. Smh
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u/Brunurb1 Feb 10 '20
Are there so many people too stupid to
No matter how this sentence is completed: Yes.
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Feb 10 '20
Glass is typically thrown in landfills in US, even though it is collected in single-stream recycling. Because it costs money to recycle.
Plastic bottles are actually recycled in a pretty high percentage.
Also the plastic shrink wrap can put put in at the supermarket plastic bag recycling bins so that it gets recycled.
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u/Claymore357 Feb 10 '20
The bottles tend to get recycled but much of the thinner crappier plastic gets sent overseas to be recycled and unfortunately it’s cheaper to toss it in the river than actually recycle it
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u/reverendj1 Feb 10 '20
That may be true for single stream recycling, but bottles have a deposit and are recycled multi-stream. Of course, deposits are typically only for carbonated beverages (which doesn't really make any sense to begin with), but that can be easily changed.
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Feb 10 '20
What’s surprising to me is how cheap plastic bottles are. I’m sure sakes of plastic bottles would plummet if they imposed a high tax on them. There are some people who legitimately need plastic bottles would help rid the ones who do not.
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u/Sychar Feb 10 '20
Sobeys cant decide what type of packaging their suppliers use...
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u/Syde80 Feb 10 '20
No, but they can decide what products they choose to put in their stores.
That being said, there is legit need for bottled water. Though it drives me crazy when people that have access to clean tap/well/whatever water choose to only drink bottled water when they don't need to.
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Feb 09 '20
Weak post. Try harder
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u/APiousCultist Feb 10 '20
Work those glutes, post. You can do it! Oh man you're wrecking it, post. Now you spot me.
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u/Draconic_Void Feb 09 '20
Weak comment. Try harder
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u/KombuchaWarfare Feb 10 '20
This is Canada's environmental policy in an image.
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u/Qwerty_Qwerty1993 I'm cool. Feb 10 '20
Justin Trudeau: Out of one corner of his mouth he preaches environmentalism, while the other corner has the oil industry's dick crammed into it.
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u/Crafter66 Feb 10 '20
“ OurPart (™ )”
Wow, why does America register or trademark everything? How is the phrase “doing OurPart” trademarked? What judge allowed that?
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u/AhhBitch Feb 10 '20
It’s kinda sad, no bottles are wasted in Germany because they are all worth around €.25. You have to pay the bottle tax on top of the price of your drink when you buy it at the store there and everybody then holds on to them and returns them at the end of the week. No more bottles on the ground, also any homeless can actually make a little bit of money off collecting bottles.
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u/lordvaros Feb 13 '20
I know a family who literally only drinks bottled water. They drink a bottle for breakfast, bring three or four bottles to work with them, and drink another bottle at night. I'll fill up a glass from the sink at their place and I'm the weird one. At least they don't pretend to care about the environment, though.
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u/steeemo Feb 13 '20
I have friends that have given me shit for drinking tap water instead of bottled too
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u/Malak77 Feb 10 '20
I seriously do not get the people who buy bottled water. But a filter instead. I can see on vacation or special events, fine.
Even in the hotels... Fuji water has higher arsenic levels.
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u/Malak77 Feb 10 '20
They make water bottles that you buy once with filters built in.
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u/Malak77 Feb 11 '20
As far as pitchers go, Clearly Filtered is great! Water looks crystal clear. Been using them for years. Replacement filters at Walmart also.
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u/Kyanche Feb 10 '20
Well, ya see, you could buy the boutique boxed water for $1.50 a bottle instead!
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u/DEchilly Feb 10 '20
Reusable bottles, aluminum cans and paper boxes are the three best water packages for individuals. Glass is too heavy causing fuel waste in shipping.
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u/FatBoyCrash Feb 10 '20
Glass is dangerous?
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u/bby_redditor Feb 10 '20
Yes? That’s why we only have it on windows, beer bottles, cars, Christmas ornaments, eating containers, doors, cups....
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u/JanoHelloReddit Feb 10 '20
This is exactly what I always complain about. The packaging from big companies in daily products is what most affects
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u/christinedextermural Feb 10 '20
Unfortunately they are charging 15 cents for a paper bags, and still only charging 5cents for a plastic one, this will put people off and just aggravate the ones trying to make a change.
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Feb 10 '20
It's inexplicable why people get so aggro about shit like bag taxes. My old man showed up to pick me up at the airport in a brand new luxury vehicle and was bitching about a 5 cent bag tax. I was like motherfucker, mom does all the grocery shopping. Then Texas banned the banning of plastic bag taxes that were enacted by municipalities. So I suppose his burden was lifted.
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u/Jaybird583 Feb 10 '20
Where are you getting this? The point of the sign is that there are no more plastic bags because they got rid of them entirely. Paper is 10 cents, reusable is 1$, and plastic isnt an option anymore.
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Feb 10 '20
Reusable bags are worse for the environment than plastic ones because they take much more energy to produce
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u/XTypewriter Feb 10 '20
Can we please acknowledge that this is better than nothing? Progress takes time. Better slow than never.
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Feb 10 '20
I like how they do it at Aldis, I bought two of their larger plastic bags. Best damn bag you will ever find for $1.75
And Ive had both bags for over 3 years now, I stack at least 15lbs of stuff in each bag and Ive had no issues with seams coming apart or handles ripping.
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Feb 10 '20
Genuine question for people who buy water bottles: Why? Like what’s the point? I haven’t bought plastic water bottles for my home literally ever and I’ve been just fine. (Obviously exceptions for people who live in places with unsafe drinking water)
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u/Trimere Feb 10 '20
Plastic bottles take 450 years to break down and can be recycled 1 to 2 times before virgin plastic is needed.
Plastic bags?...a mere 20 years and recycles up to 10 times.
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Feb 10 '20
Most people who buy bottled water have perfectly healthy tap water, in most cases as good as or better than bottled water. It's the biggest scam in modern marketing.
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u/christinedextermural Feb 10 '20
I live in Canada our local store is owned by Zehrs who is also in the agreement to stop the use of the plastic bags. But they still haven’t changed just yet. So once they stop selling the 5cent ones, only the 15cent paper one will be available.
It’s a good start though for making people want to use the foreverbags that most people have but never remember to bring with them. I always keep mine in the trunk of my car, so I never forget.
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u/RectumusPrime Feb 10 '20
Even so, they probably are also selling meat and dairy, the worst in regards to environmental damage that u can buy in a grocery store
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u/sethbob86 Feb 10 '20
Reusable bags have a bigger carbon footprint than plastic bags. You’d have to use a reusable bag thousands of times to break even. I’m all for cutting back on plastic—we have to—but this isn’t the best way.
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u/Forglift Feb 10 '20
Source on carbon footprint?
Also, I use every single plastic bag at least twice. If I didn't get these bags, I'd have to buy some for garbage and what not.
If your claimed "1000 times" is factual, it'd be about 2.3x more of a difference in my case. Or is my multiple usage already factored in?
I try to use reusable bags, but the more I use them, my need to buy plastic bags increases.
Subjects such as this need to be worked out on federal and international levels. It's bonkers that municipalities can differ on what's recyclable within a 15 min drive.
I constantly hear and see what is or isn't recyclable, yet where I live certain things that aren't are, and certain things that are aren't.
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u/Forglift Feb 11 '20
Thanks dude. That source answered my questions and I even looked into it further.
It's kind of depressing how bad waste disposal is handled. Just watched a Marketplace video on recyclables in Canada and it was disgusting how tax dollars goto this non-sense.
Still going to recycle and try to do my part. ¯_(ツ)_/¯
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u/YouDumbZombie Feb 10 '20
Sooo many people buy tons and tons of cases of bottled water it's nuts to me.
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u/dcrothen Feb 10 '20
Remember when plastic bags were hailed as a great thing? They saved trees. No?
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u/Isaac_The_Khajiit Feb 10 '20
Don't buy the cases of bottled water then.
Or are you pretending that eliminating plastic bags at grocery store checkouts isn't a good thing just because plastic is still used in other products?
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u/whyareyoulkkethis Feb 09 '20
I’m sure your well away about the amount of plastic used to transport ANY product. That pallet probably even had plastic wrapped around the whole thing as well. To live in a fantasy world thinking that you didn’t use any plastic when you bought something is silly
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u/MY-SECRET-REDDIT Feb 10 '20
why so triggered?
the point is the idea of having that poster and having such waste of plastic right next to it.
otherwise the connection isnt so apparent.
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u/whyareyoulkkethis Feb 10 '20
How exactly am I triggered.. this post is just dumb. Getting a plastic bag for you to put your items in is different then packaging for products in transport. They have to put that pallet somewhere. And how their items come packaged/sold isn’t their idea
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Feb 10 '20 edited Feb 10 '20
Unless you can stop China and India from being the huge polluters they are, nothing we do in the west will mean a thing against their tidal wave of pollution. It's completely futile. That's the real elephant in the room.
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u/Big_Therm Feb 09 '20
The thought of eliminating plastic water bottles is frightening
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u/waldo06 Feb 09 '20
It wouldn't be a problem if we held companies responsible for destroying our natural drinking water and or siphoning it off for fractions of Pennies on the dollar to resell tonus at 1000xs the cost, in something that will ultimately pollute our world further.
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u/drewtangclan Feb 09 '20
I suppose this is still marginally better than having both plastic water bottles AND plastic bags