“Our oceans, alone, are a catastrophe at this point.”
Because of our own laziness and want for “convenience”. We embraced the “throw away” consumerism for personal convenience. Example... There was a time when bottles were turned back in to be refilled again. But this takes personal effort to make sure they get back to the stores as they should. But if the bottlers did not get bottles back the product supply decreased and became scarce until they got more back. This forced those who consume the product to make sure the bottles did get back.
The main problem is the throw away culture and consumerism we were trapped into for their profits. Products that are designed to break and be thrown away and replaced with new. If we want to fix it as consumers we need to stop buying goods that are designed this way. We need to make it very clear with our dollars that even if it costs a little more we will only buy goods that are designed to last or can be repaired rather than perpetually thrown away and replaced all the time.
There was a time in this country when it WAS like that, and it created a demand for labor and small business. But it took some personal effort and time to go drop it off at the repair shop and then go pick it up. So they took advantage of our laziness and created the throw away consumerism to appease our own laziness. We need to refuse to be manipulated like that anymore and the pollution problem can be cured...
That’s a good part of it.
Environment and consumerism? A few years ago I picked up a semi load of bottled water at a bottling plant in Montgomery AL. I asked the shipping agent where the water came from. She said, “It comes from the city of Montgomery water supply”.
Yes people are too lazy to fill a thermos at home. And that includes making coffee.
I’m not a coffee or pop drinker, and I’ve never bought a red bull, monster, or such like. People like me are the enemy to drink manufacturers, lol.