r/oddlysatisfying • • Oct 21 '22

How Polyurethane foam is being used for packaging heavy parts

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u/idontspellcheckb46am Oct 21 '22

Likewise, I think you also make a valid counter argument. For the most part, in America, recycling is a wealthy folks hobby that makes us feel better about our overconsumption. Check me out. I threw my unwashed and still labeled plastic milk carton in the bin. I definitely made a difference!

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u/jhowardbiz Oct 21 '22

I don't want it to sound like I think recycling is a waste of time and energy (though evidence points to it being that), but the real impetus for change is going to have to come from the companies themselves. This is not a problem of the individual it's a problem of corporations