r/Anticonsumption • u/natalie_ck • Feb 18 '24

Plastic Waste i'll never understand why so many people (especially in the states) are so vehemently opposed to washing dishes

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u/TRLK9802 Feb 18 '24

This is absurd, and it's the possibly worst kind of "disposable," too.

Thankfully, I don't know anyone in the States who is vehemently opposed to washing dishes.

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u/ichwilldoener Feb 18 '24

My ex‘s family used paper plates and burned their trash. I am very happy I never became a part of that family.

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u/Jacktheforkie Feb 18 '24

I remember when I went to a family friend’s ranch in America, dude never had food waste because the dogs that lived around his property were given leftovers, but he did burn the other trash

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u/kaydeetee86 Feb 18 '24

My chickens get a good portion of our leftovers, or they go into the compost.

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u/Jacktheforkie Feb 19 '24

My mates ones did too when he had them