Going green shouldn't be this hard

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[@aimannabilahrahmadita3162]

"i dont wanna tell everone how to live their lives, but i wanna show there are options" -lauren, a true activist

[@ashleyjoyner6430]

I came here to say the same thing! She isn't trying to push her agenda on anyone, but simply educate the public and that is beautiful.

[@ChronosCatharsis]

@Salmon Man I sometimes feel like there is so many people offended by the sheer existence of vegans and it sometimes seems to me that more people proclaim that they eat meat rather than saying they are vegan. That might be my surroundings, but I still find it funny that the stereotype sticks. And that people try to bring up veganism at any given point, just to make a point that isn't even necessarily grounded in reality.

[@nikolauranovic3588]

666 likes

[@NicoKupfer]

7:56 - when she says it

[@fruit4evr]

@Salmon Man emphasis on some I'm a vegan, I've met some VERY rude, stuck up vegans and some great, non judgmental ones that do it for themselves and not to prove something!

[@leodorian]

Most of the supermarket chains in Germany stopped having plastic bags this year. Before that you had to pay for them. Now they banned them altogether! American supermarkets should follow

[@nicolearayaa]

Same here in Chile

[@roni13r]

@Ameer bei uns nicht

[@designermywaist4218]

they tried that in dallas texas but people went crazy, it only lasted a month

[@m_a_k_e_n_n_a]

that's already happening in california

[@myspilledtea]

It’s happening in some states already in the US.

[@Askejm]

In Denmark you get money for returning bottles and is why 90% of bottles are recycled. Cans: 15 cents 0.5L bottles: 22 cents 1L and up: 52 cents

[@stewieroided3437]

Same in Sweden

[@vanessawei7144]

same in Germany but we get 25ct for every bottle/can no matter what size they are

[@JL-zw7hi]

Same in the Netherlands

[@teehee5567]

I know it's amazing!

[@JL-zw7hi]

Very simpel and effective and it doesn't even cost the population money.

[@jorikemusic6365]

I used to work in a lunch room where they would give people a €0,50 discount when people would bring their own cup for their take away coffee. I thought that was a really smart initiative

[@Erin-rg3dw]

Most coffee shops I've seen who accept reusable cups do something similar. Fast-food style ones like Dunkin don't accept cups except for basic coffee/tea. Depending on the drink, the cup costs more than the beverage does for the seller. For example, a fountain soda cup often costs more than the soda inside it. If the seller just discounted the cost of the cup, that's still decent savings for both the seller and the buyer. Less waste and more money for both.

[@macyplantain6176]

That is such a cool idea

[@linwill1720]

Over here in the states, a place like Starbucks will give you a discount, but it's pathetically small at $0.10. It's really not that much of an incentive when the drinks cost $5+

[@bishbosh4815]

i think other coffee businesses do that now too, you buy a reuseable cup from them and you get money off each cup. But what are those cups made out of? PLASTIC!

[@sorchaleary9944]

Wtf there's no bag fee in the US? In France they charge you 70c for a plastic bag, I almost never get one

[@walalopez6735]

Sorcha Leary in California there is a 10 cent surcharge for bags

[@Dylan-hy2zj]

In Britain its 5p for plastic bags and 10p for reusable plastic bags.

[@987alessandro]

wouldn't charging for plastic bags be just "more capitalism"? It allows companies to see a slight increase in their profits while reducing emissions at the same time. As a free-market supporter this makes sense on so many levels, its a win-win.

[@suninsplendor6220]

dev02ify While true in certain cases free market as far as I understand is more toward large companies not having a buttload of power. Sorta promoting small businesses? But yeah the less regulation in there is certainly part of it. However in some circumstances less regulation is good, like say if the regulation has become outdated and no longer useful, or if its putting a stranglehold on the business. Less regulation is not no regulation after all, companies shouldn't be able to do as they please because at the end of the day they aren't human, they're a large system designed to turn a profit, no matter what. Loosening regulations a bit is something that's good or bad depending on the circumstances, and really that's what it all comes down to, circumstance dictates a lot more than you'd think it would in business. Anyway I've said my piece, feel free to correct any factual errors, please do show me your reasoning though, "your wrong" never really helps all that much. Have a good day, god knows you wasted a few minutes reading this mini essay in the KZbin comments. Well, hopefully not wasted, but you know what I mean.

[@987alessandro]

I know, but the companies could actively do it as a way to increase profits without needing gov't intervention. What I was trying to say was it is rather strange that these companies dont do this already, it only holds benefits.

[@oniukaslukas2721]

We have this thing in Europe (I live in Lithuania) where stores charge extra 10 cents for every bottle (plastic, aluminum and glass) and then you can later return those bottles to a machine and get those 10 cents back

[@rrteppo]

I like that idea. Kinda wish we had that in America. The best you get here is by collecting pounds of aluminum and getting 16 cents a pound.

[@Antony_Oscar]

oniukas lukas same in Finland except it varies depending on the size of the bottle from 10 cents to 40 cents. :)

[@127ante]

Same in Germany and Croatia except it’s 0.25€

[@gymsserver2970]

We have it in America too. Just that it not in all stares.

[@Rob-pf6yl]

This exisits in America, when you buy most products that are in bottles, glass or plastic, you pay a deposit that is added to the actual price. So its Price+sales tax+ deposit. Its like 5 cents per bottle/can.

[@whonelly1220]

I really like this presenter, he genuinely seems enthusiastic about what he is talking about. More from him please!

[@vinylhedgehog5574]

whonelly1220 if I'm not wrong he hosts a tv show (this is just from me feeling like I've seen him before and heard his voice on National Geographic) edit: I was right, he hosts "Earth: A New Wild" on NatGeo. Of that one episode I saw, it seemed quite interesting, you should try watching it. I think I saw the episode where they partially castrate a male reindeer to prevent it from fighting with other males during the mating season. Fascinating stuff.

[@johnsonn]

He looks like Jordan Belfort

[@slsinflorida]

I agree, he has a good presenter voice

[@avinashmurthy9437]

True. The others look like dope heads and speak as if they have lost hope in life

[@berkandaltaban4201]

SHE***

[@DarlingKnight]

Ok one other problem I have with this video is that in this society, it is a LUXURY to live zero waste. A low income family with 4-5 kids can not afford to be low waste even if they wanted to. I myself have been living low waste at least in parts of my routine, but with my student bucks I can’t afford to live it all the way through. That is something that needs to change as well. The accessibility

[@theclairewhy]

Yeah that's why the video said the responsibility should be on the producers not the consumers.

[@amorphousblob]

Agreed. I have disabilities so I often need to buy prepackaged things, medical supplies, etc which produces a lot of waste. The video is six years old but I still haven't noticed much of a shift in seeing companies as the driving force behind waste, not consumers.

[@internalizedoppression]

In Sweden, plastic bags cost nearly a dollar. It's an absolutely amazing way to remind people to bring their own bag, and currently we're one of the most eco friendly countries in the world!

[@adamender9092]

In Ireland they're 70 cent

[@2012Jessilene]

In São Paulo it costs R$0,20, that about U$ 0,04 UDS, and it only started to be charged few years ago. They come with instructions on how to recycle the trash howerver, nobody actually follow them. But it is a beginning!

[@tieflingcorpse9817]

You guys are better at everything! xD

[@HSFY2012]

Just ban them, like we did in New Zealand.

[@tieflingcorpse9817]

@Savannah J only places that don’t sell hot food

[@sisurannikko905]

In Finland about 96% of plastic bottles get recycled because you can return your bottles to a machine, and get a bit of money from that. One child collected over 2000€ finding bottles and returning them. Please America, ADOPT THIS!

[@dylanjames4706]

Sisu Rannikko we have machines that pay us for bottles in almost every store, yes, in America Edit: I guess it’s only in 10 states, I live in Michigan so I always assumed it was everywhere.

[@silentprincess037]

Sisu Rannikko it is true, most people are just too lazy or forget to save their bottles. My family takes our cans and bottles to the store regularly.

[@sisurannikko905]

Tiger Lilian It's fun that here people go out to find trash and get money.

[@silentprincess037]

Sisu Rannikko oh cool

[@nicholasaikens2689]

10 of the 50 states have bottle return policies: www.ncsl.org/research/environment-and-natural-resources/state-beverage-container-laws.aspx

[@sumthebum]

grocery stores in the US don't charge for plastic bags??? Canada's been doing it for so long now.

[@rosesprouts]

Summer Erneli Some do, but a very small percentage, unfortunately. Hopefully we'll learn from you guys

[@farfromirrational948]

we just recently started in california. the weird thing is, if you ask for paper, you will get a pretty worthless paper bag that isnt garuanteed to hold anything over 3 or 4 lbs but plastic on the other hand......pretty much every store (at least chain stores) has developed new incredibly sturdy plastic bags when you think about how all of these stores had been forced to have a recycle bin JUST for plastic bags since they can not be recycled via our cities recycleing system.........it makes you wonder wtf is really going on for 10 cents I can get a plastic bag that is just as sturdy and reusable as any resusuable bag I can buy from the store for $5 many of my friends have begun buying these bags from the stores and using them as trash bags for small waste bins

[@moulin3818]

Even in China the plastic bag is charged in supermarkets.

[@alicecosta476]

Far from Irrational when i was little i remember that all of my trash bags were plastic bags from the grocery store

[@cosmicfrillsradio]

Summer Erneli Europe too

[@mess4501]

Me, 3 years ago: Wow! The future looks bright! I can't wait for the future... Me, now: *coughing*

[@jeremyschapstick]

Hey, at least there’s a vaccine

[@ezekielvalmocena3743]

@@jeremyschapstick vaccine from covid, not vaccine from coughing/Co2

[@oliversmith3550]

Unless Your in California with the fires then coifing is your own problem

[@Quick-ug2wl]

PastelBuni A vaccine that most people (including me) don't trust

[@DCVCPC]

@@Quick-ug2wl I agree!

[@timeisthis4378]

It's kinda sad. in Montana, we used to have glass recycling, but we stopped having that about 5-6 years ago. I remember going out to recycle then one day the glass one just disappeared. We need this back, Montana.

[@dearrratboy]

It's insane to me that in some states you can't recycle glass! Like how is that possible? Does it just go in the trash?

[@TeaganHayesblahblahblah]

I agree

[@xinbeicao6885]

That's because no one will buy the recycled glass... Sad but true.

[@jennse19]

Bob Du pew pew you can not even see the difference sometimes

[@crumbycrumb6996]

We have 1 earth. Use it *wisely* peoples

[@shubhankardasgupta4777]

That's a cool statement. Our technology still not have developed to have interplanetary voyages nor extract minerals from there. We just have this planet as hope for the existence of life. Still, there is no planet nor asteroid nor moon discovered with footage or image of actual life. We're the just ones.

[@rn-zu5ld]

@@shubhankardasgupta4777 you made nuclear energy do it again

[@qwerty-eu2yn]

*people

[@idk5254]

I don't want to live on Mars

[@kaminoyami5776]

We have mars to live on

[@soulsearcher7077]

Is it just me or does anybody else’s family put plastic bags in their drawers? 💀💀

[@nmitchxll305]

But buy a couple reusable bags and you'd never have to do that, plus be more green for it

[@khionegoddessofwinterandsn1612]

My family does that, but it's because we all have cats

[@sherbert9858]

Mine because we have a lot of tiny trash cans and normal bags are too big for them

[@mr.lugnut44]

not really but we reuse all of our plastic bags to the point where they can't be anymore, then bundle them up and recycle them

[@voitek.]

me too

[@thelachstar4294]

Australia has completely banned plastic bags 👍 Good step forward

[@jasminegoldsmith5741]

SOME large companies have banned free plastic bags

[@lolitar1200]

No it hasn’t lol

[@dainah105]

No we haven’t

[@kbisthebestmychannelisfunn632]

They also need to bann bottles and single use stuff.

[@ayushchawdhary537]

Good for you guys

[@zettaanderson946]

"to get better policies - you need to have public support, because politicians and businesses won't take action until people come together and demand it" Individual effort matters!

[@arunshankars8398]

People must also take the public transport wherever possible.

[@studytime2483]

Hmm should we make an fb group then ? "GROUP OF GREEN MINDED PEOPLE UNITE!"

[@kaleycooper9111]

Supply of demand.

[@justrosy5]

Group effort matters more. Don't form a mob, but show up as a decent group of decent people and calmly *demand* change. Stay within the law and *demand* change at the same time. Put your money into companies who get it right, and remove it from all other companies.

[@aur9035]

I'm going to keep this in mind

[@rubenrathgeber458]

What I do not understand about the US is you have so many renewable energy sources like the hot and burning sun in Arizona, Carlifornia or Taxes, wind in on the costs and so much geothermal energy. Honestly, a lot of countries would do a lot to have so much opportunities to produce energy but you still rely on inefficent and expensive fossil fuels which will never guarantee the energy-independence of the US. If the government and the companies worked together, the US could go entirely on green renewable energy, could create high-paid sustainable jobs and could even help extremely to stop global warming.

[@xxmysweetkisses]

The is a polarization about renewable energy. If it isn’t an exact perfect solution it’s thought of as frivolous and wasteful. You talk about solar energy and someone against it will tell you how sand gets on the panes and would cost money to keep clean. Or that jobs would suffer in the other industry. Windmills kill birds and bats. Etc etc. I even tried showing the person against windmills an article about a tower that shifts with wind to collect the energy instead of having the blades. Plus a lot of people have a nimby complex. They don’t want to see it. Basically what I’m trying to say is some people really don’t want to change as frustrating as it is. You’ll always get a “but what about ...” response. For example I use cloth diapers for my baby and I hear “but what about the energy it takes to wash them. It’s not really any better than disposable is it?” 🙄

[@paulwebb2078]

The only issue is that as of right now fossil fuels ARE more efficient than renewables, that's why they're being used so much. But as technology improves, renewables should be able to catch up.

[@galbedrac1912]

Intentionally wrote -Taxes- ?

[@savannahcox2527]

Planes, cellphone towers, building windows, pesticides, fence wiring and cars kill way more birds each year than anything. Humans have been destroying bird habitats way before wind energy was a thing. I never see people talking about that but as soon as you bring up turbines that is all they can complain about. Most don’t care about the birds lives, they are just finding excuses because they are afraid of change.

[@storyls]

Its also worth pointing out that keeping "the grid" powered is a bit more of a complicated process than is initially thought. For example, California has a problem. The duck curve. This is a curve which shows energy demand vs energy production, in california these days, it swings in a "duck shape" throughout the day. In the morning when people wake up, its kinda in the middle, the sun is at an angle and produces a little energy, but few also use much energy in the morning. The problem is in the noon, energy production peaks because max sun, but few use the electricity. So California must dump it somewhere or risk too much energy being on the grid and causing problems, and they often pay places like Arizona to take it from them. At night, people come home, the lights turn on, but panels arent producing anything, so demand spikes. The current way this is taken care of is by throttling power generation stations, but not all stations can be throttled easily. Natural gas stations are the easiest to crank up and down, but things like nuclear for example... its actually impossible to shut down a nuclear plant at one moment, shutdown takes weeks. And now we have this added layer of things like solar and wind depending wildly on conditions around the place generating power so its harder now. The ideal solution is energy storage, but despite what Ol' Musky says, batteries are still very inefficient and IMO a poor solution to the problem. Other methods aren't much better. Renewable brings its own challenges.

[@oopoop4299]

im a child and i know my family won't do this so i have to wait 7 years to start but i will try to use less plastic and try to help as much as i can.

[@flop3923]

same parents don't care bout the planet its so sad

[@michaelyu7926]

I mean your parents won't care since they're not like gen z or millennials

[@madmango4143]

ay dude im a child too but im gonna do everything in me power to save the world! who's with me?

[@cashmoneybag4]

@@itscoper8133 No meteor is on track to strike us within the next hundred million years, but keep being a pessimist, sure

[@alyssarhodes2731]

this is such a sweet comment

[@mikeys5169]

she is like the most un-snowflakey person who devotes that much time and energy to going green. we need people like that to be spreading the word instead of the non believers misinterpereting the message

[@altagraciapimentel6062]

share it with everyone and practice

[@kevinclass2010]

slashmaster We could replace all plastic containers with reusable glass, like we used to do with soda.

[@bortsampson6301]

Most people are like this and fall somewhere in the middle of the two extremes. It's just that the extremes stand out more and are the ones that get remembered

[@dinolandra]

mikey yt what does snowflakey mean?

[@bishplis7226]

no, she lied and gotten caught, the end.

[@yuyuko_s75]

Bag fees have been a thing in Finland since 1942. I'm not making this up, this is real.

[@yuyuko_s75]

There's also a small bounty on ALL empty cans/bottles and glass bottles that can be claimed by simply putting the cans/bottles/glass bottles into a large-scale machine that is commonly found in Finnish grocery stores. These things might apply to all other Nordic countries as well.

[@meridesiree7940]

Lassigamer i don't know about the other nordic countries, but all this aplies to Sweden as well (:

[@darkblue9022]

And Germany too! But the plastic bag fee was just put into action recently

[@M1ckeyB1gBon3s]

Also Save-a-Lot has them.

[@Bella-sn1ms]

Lassigamer Thank you for acknowledging our attempt at eco friendliness!

[@rs6742]

Meanwhile I saw a woman fight a casheir and throw everything in her cart at an ikea because they only offered reusable bags you buy 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@xx-lb7ps]

Are you from singapore? 😂

[@grazi4u]

Customers will throw fits more often than children do over simple things 🤦🏻‍♀️

[@wipako]

Here in Norway our electricity is generated ~95% by hydropower, in addition to that we are the country in the world with the most electric cars per capita. People tend to use electric cars because of all the benefits the government gives them such as free parking, free charging, low yearly fees and much more. We are not perfect when it comes to being eco friendly but other countries cloud learn a lot from us.

[@misstricksandtipps]

Parkerz you are 5 million people and generate a lot of your electricity from water (for example waterfalls). In Germany however we are 80 million people it gets a lot harder to just generate ecofriendly electricity for everybody, though we are trying :) What I also really like about Scandinavian countries is, that you have way more No-Waste-Shops, where you can fill up everything you need

[@Eastbayrob]

Yes there are a lot of electric cars because they are heavily subsidized by your government. Where does the money for said subsidies come from one might ask ? From all of the oil and gasoline that your country sells!!! If I’m wrong please let me know. All u are doing is taking your carbon footprint and letting people burn it in other parts of the world. To be honest I am totally fine with this and think it is a great for I guys but come on let’s be real and not try to act all high and mighty.

[@robertjarman3703]

Germany is getting really good at using wind, solar and biomass. Granted I'm not a big fan of biomass, all that it is is just that it's renewable, but it is better than coal. The rate is increasing every year.

[@nxquynh94]

Not all countries is lucky enough to have the natural resources that you have

[@angelaindublin]

That would be so cute If you weren't one of the biggest oil producers in the world lol Maybe pollution is ok as long as it happens outside of your borders

[@bucca2]

I’m glad they mentioned big drink companies like Coke. Because regular everyday people will never destroy the environment as much as one (1) massive corporation. And I love Lauren’s philosophy of giving people options. She’s the reasons why there are more reusable packaging bulk buy stores.

[@kevitamaster-brewkombucha5472]

Notice how coke was cheaper when they had glass bottles, it’s bc the glass was reusable and at the time plastic wasn’t nearly as big as it is now. We should just go back to reusable bottles 😕

[@boboloko]

95% of the burden of being eco-friendly should be on the producer, not the consumer.

[@continualvariability3345]

It should be fair and mutual cooperation.

[@neogeo1670]

People should actually use their heads

[@nolin132]

If the consumer doesn't buy, then the producer won't make it. Reducing consumption is an integral part of reducing waste.

[@boboloko]

@@nolin132 Producers flood the market with wasteful products making the most ecological purchases difficult for the average consumer. For example, disposable razors are available everywhere, yet to purchase an old-fashioned safety razor, I needed web access, a computer, and a credit card. In addition, I needed to drive to the warehouse to pick it up. How many people have the time and money available to prioritize that?

[@nolin132]

@@boboloko that's because the vast majority of people buy disposable razors. If more people wanted to buy safety razors, more stores would sell them too.

[@robmckennie4203]

the idea about the shift of burden between the manufacturer and the consumer is really interesting, I've never heard of it before

[@joebobjenkins7837]

Olivia P all youre saying is the tax burden grew significantly.

[@thatonellamawhoissoobsesse8138]

Olivia P On the bright side :D we won't have to worry about tax burdens if we die from the after effects of climate change!!! (you could ignore this comment since all I wanted to say was a somewhat witty comment when I am not interested to enter a political of climate related debate :3 so ye)

[@AnX555]

Rob Mckennie Come to Europe because in many countries here companies want and HAVE to recycle their products.

[@omargoka]

This was made in April of 2017, it’s almost December of 2018. Come on people we need to to reduce more waste!

[@ameliabaurer7229]

Olga Margovskiy May 2019 now and not a lot has changed.

[@user-ob2xo1go5g]

@@ameliabaurer7229 it is july 2019 😂

[@Carolina-tc5cl]

It's almost September 2019 sis...

[@albin_ljungqvist]

The quality of the videos on this channel is just insane. Great work and thank you for talking about global warming.

[@ezassassin6604]

Albin Ljungqvist global warming is a hoax

[@Derpywhalz]

As much as i hate government regulation, I agree that this is one of the things that need to be regulated

[@4zap7]

Alex Chen I think we all can agree regulation is good, it's all about finding the mix between too much and not enough

[@shingshongshamalama]

Free market mechanics simply don't provide pressure on manufacturers to actually be responsible.

[@skingles740]

Alex Chen 666 likes this comment is. Evil

[@USMCasper]

One of the stupidest comments I have seen people actually like. Always want fault to fall on someone else.

[@meouishlycat]

3:53 in the phillippines we still do that, if a store sell something with glass we give it back to them and they give us discount.

[@SkaiSharku]

I love Japan and living there, but the packaging is unreal. I get almost a whole trash bag filled when buying groceries for 1 week, if I didn't have to separate things into a gazillion different bags. They put a lot of "effort" in recycling and dividing trash, but there is no way to limit your trash. I would love to see a tax on packaging put to manufacturers, it might be the best thing for the country.

[@PureNightfall]

Also everyone wants to give you gifts that are unnecessary.

[@kenziee7754]

SkaiSharku oh my god, I know. You buy a package of snacks but when you open it there's four smaller packages with individually wrapped candies inside. Maybe an exaggeration but danger it feels that way sometimes.

[@WeiYinChan]

SkaiSharku I know right, I have to divide the trash into 20+ categories for recycling etc, but if they had just reduced the trash from packaging the consumers would save a lot of time and the planet would be happier

[@sarahisabellastein920]

I visited Japan and I found the same thing! Where I live, we have a bag tax and our city does recycling, green waste, and compost, so we are fairly conscious of our waste.

[@animanka15]

you should put a link to her blog/yt channel in the description as credit, just saying

[@HarshithJV]

Julia Szulc ya even I am looking for it. Instead UC was mentioned.

[@part-timepartytime9621]

Watch the video, several times her channel name appears on-screen. In case you somehow miss it, it's "Trash is for Tossers"

[@jules5824]

Or, if you've listened to the video -where her blog was mentioned several times- it is called Trash is for Tossers

[@animanka15]

Part-Time Party Time i know, i found it myself, that's not the point. If you use someone's material or do an interview with thrm you should give them credit. At least in the description.

[@tylerpistachio6927]

agree a billion %

[@christinaxie3202]

Watching this video 2 years later, this video should go viral and be shared everywhere. Global warming is getting worse and worse :(

[@nicoh332]

Well... it did

[@christinaxie3202]

@@nicoh332 really?

[@aisyahmutia5732]

@@christinaxie3202 yes, in Indonesia many beaches experience tides and sea levels

[@azucena-hm2wo]

been another year still getting worse

[@caleberwin65]

@@azucena-hm2wo 7 months later and I haven’t heard a thing.

[@ChicagoAngeljai19]

That bottle system still happens in mexico, in the small mountain towns where my family is from. Sad America does not prioritize services like these

[@canaldofred2366]

Who cares

[@car2208]

@@canaldofred2366 why would you not care about the only planet you can live in?

[@Zaa-up4hg]

@@car2208 if you really wanna go green then stop using ur phone stop using electricity stop using ur car and go live in the woods

[@Velociiraptor]

@@Zaa-up4hg sounds great, wish I could do that tbh

[@Osprey1994]

Imagine if every country pulled a California... Also I love this woman.

[@calebmayes5609]

OspreyBravo18 There would be almost no effect if we're talking about the carbon emissions. recent studies show that if all of the world's countries were to simultaneously drop their production of carbon emissions right now by what I believe they said was 50% or something along those lines, that we would only see a drop of atmospheric carbon dioxide of around .08%. On top of this, Carbon dioxide is actually fairly good for the environment. Carbon dioxide DOES increase the temperature of the environment by a very slight margin, allowing plants enzymes to speed up, which, ironically, allows them to carry out photosynthesis more quickly, and in the process use up carbon dioxide. The abundance of co2 in the atmosphere helps the plants as well because it also allows them to carry out photosynthesis more frequently. this creates a cycle in which the plants use the carbon dioxide being created. And even if plants can't keep up with the co2, it won't matter because water vapor is the real culprit for global warming and cooling. Even big climate change supporters will tell you that water vapor is the biggest greenhouse gas. The reason that carbon dioxide doesn't have so much of an effect is that co2 reflects just as much heat out of the atmosphere as it traps in. In fact, during the ice age there is evidence that there was a lot of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere www.telegraph.co.uk/news/earth/environment/climatechange/4061092/Greenhouse-gases-could-have-caused-an-ice-age-claim-scientists.html Most scientists who are on the climate change train would claim that the environment would be hot and the surface would be cold, but this doesn't make clear sense, since the same scientists claim that smaller portions of co2 in our atmosphere would singificantly heat up our surface and our atmosphere. The much more likely scenario is that both the surface and the atmosphere were cold. the co2 would block out heat from getting in, and their would be less water vapor in the atmosphere because more of it than today would be on the surface as ice and snow. And even if their is some terrible global warming catastrophe, then we could fairly easily curb the problem with genetically modified plants. Scientists have already started working on trees that can do this, and I can't remember the exact name but I believe they've already got one that works fairly well.

[@indiekidney3890]

OspreyBravo18 Europe has been doing this for years.

[@Trinity2Angel]

Nicholas Christensen thank you for sharing, this was quite informative:)

[@gibbyace5077]

OspreyBravo18 the Terminator is the best

[@pimvalanpetchmunee1984]

OspreyBravo18 she has so much hope in her eyes about the better world. she is so lovely

[@skinnelegend2795]

Don’t worry about the Asians they don’t throw away anything , Plastic bag (in the drawer) Plastic utensils 💀 (washed it and put in cabinet) Containers ( in the oven)

[@richtigmann1]

hoarders

[@skinnelegend2795]

Pixel Man yes

[@sweetambitions2381]

Yaaaas!

[@porcupinething]

True.. true..

[@blxcktexrs6068]

Wait isnt that normal lol im kinda used to it since birth

[@sophie-144p7]

Her page is www.trashisfortossers.com by the way , I couldn't find it in the description :)

[@sophblueberry]

Marten Keisers I was looking for this, thanks! Totally should have been in the description.

[@DoctorNikkiP]

Marten Keisers thanks for posting that!

[@PhedelCastro]

What does she do with used toilet paper or menstral products 🤢?

[@nekohanyougirl]

PhedelCastro menstrual cups for the period portion

[@gegarcia]

PhedelCastro Toilet paper in the US is designed to decompose in a septic tank (they are flushed down the toilet). For menstrual products she probably uses something like menstrual cups which are made out of Silicon and other materials but are 100% reusable.

[@renlafontaine7043]

Here in Canada, plastic straws and plastic bags in many stores are literally banned.

[@sushisea]

Nice

[@renlafontaine7043]

@Mx1air sorry I bothered you, sir.

[@canaldofred2366]

Thats sad

[@gweegygweegy6126]

Fellow Canadian here, I have seen plastic straws around, but I’ve also seen compostable bags, which is really great!

[@E--Drop]

I love her response at 7:59

[@killermoviemakers]

E drop what a blatant lie.

[@syllogism2034]

not really lol

[@late2647]

How is she lying there ?

[@wepranaga]

I'd never tell anyone how to live their life. bam

[@wepranaga]

i do to

[@Germanywithtripti101]

We must declare a "No Plastic Day" for all in a year. If all makes effort to not use plastic for a day, earth can catch a lil break !

[@jimmyfelton2825]

A week would be almost 2% of a year...

[@fabra1122]

I love that idea ❤️

[@cuphead8159]

Well guess I'll just wait 24h to put my water bottle in recycling

[@ezassassin6604]

Tripti Shukla goodluck with that, and it won’t do much

[@spong2]

Instead of a no plastic day a plastic clean up day would do much more if everybody cleaned up plastic for a day instead of working or staying home

[@brybryguy6314]

Alot of coffee shops and convenient stores actually offer you a discount when using your own to go cup. It's not a huge discount, but it is a nice little incentive. You may only save like a few cents, but a few cents is a few cents saved

[@courtneyr4121]

Japan just went to charging for bags! I'm so happy, everyone carrys a backpack or some sort of bag but the cashiers were like ninjas and had everything bagged while you were getting out your money.

[@jjef8706]

Customer: *blinks* Cashier: you fool. You have left your products exposed! Watch as I force you to pay...oh wait... You can't!

[@calebyao.]

Same with california

[@koshianyoritsubuangasuki]

Oh btw, if the place charge for bags they usually will offer you first and not putting your stuffs in the bag right away. They only do that without asking first at places where the bags are free

[@axe_stump]

bruh. I swear-- in the beginning, it was really hard to refuse plastic bags in the supermarket because, when I did so, it was almost as if I had bothered THEM. Maybe because it usually stops them mid-action or mid-intention since they just go for it so quickly...

[@charlotteslillies]

We do that in Australia too

[@soup_souls]

just want to add to the bag thing, here in oregon we banned all single use plastic bags in stores. we were selling heavy duty reusable ones for 5 cents, or paper ones for the same price. now places like walmart here are completely getting rid of all non reusable bags (including paper). it has significantly cut down on the plastic bags outside.

[@aliciavomitsunicorns1815]

If we had to pay for plastic bags in New York no one would pay for it no one!!!! New York is already way too expensive for someone to be paying for a plastic bag!!

[@SuperCatman]

That's the point

[@aliciavomitsunicorns1815]

I know that's the point I didn't write this in my comment but I think that it would be a good idea to charge for plastic bags in New York that's almost that's about 8 million less plastic bags thrown out (per day)

[@declan120]

Alicia vomits unicorns good

[@delilahdf7096]

Alicia vomits unicorns are they free in NY? Where i live in Canada they're like 40 cents each lol but i guess that's basically nothing

[@pugparty9839]

We pay for plastic bags in California and everyone I see while shopping still buys them

[@monimacer5769]

We throw away out plastic bags Because we use them as our trash bags

[@wheezy_mads]

Same here.

[@farisrevalin2745]

Do unnesessary comments count as pollution?

[@aronseptianto8142]

actually,technically yes. you need a lot of energy to transfer comment,etc

[@mohamedal-ali7987]

People who post unnecessary comments are pollution

[@AlexRolandHuszar]

since you need electricity to write a comment and carbon based fuel is the primary source for electricity in the us it does generate pollution

[@piteoswaldo]

Byte pollution. It reacts on cloud storage, corrupting our memes.

[@Sanderos25]

Since you thought of that I am guessing you are European and therefore no worries, there is a environment tax and a tax for a thinktank to develop better ways of dealing with the energy demand on every Kwh

[@jona_archi]

policies need to get enforced though - in Germany it's theoretically illegal to offer plastic bags for free since 1.1.2020. But I think most smaller shops don't even know that, thus they still offer them for free.

[@SaheeliRai]

They just don't care because nobody punishes them. 'Wo kein Kläger, da kein Richter.'

[@joelcrow]

I remember the first time I saw how people in Belgium returned their beer bottles to the liquor store. It was amazing to see this huge reuse effort actually working in parallel to shopping for new beer. Customers had plastic containers (think milk crates for beer) that held 20-30 bottles each and they would arrive with 2 or 3 of these cartons to refill with new beer bottles each trip. A small fee to buy your first carton and then you're on your way returning and reusing.

[@SaheeliRai]

Not only beer, in a lot of european countries we have this system for other drinks like, soda, juice, water(drinking tab water would bd better, but some houses still have old lead pipes) and also things like milk and yoghurt!

[@VonLanzeloth]

I'm sorry but I'm like super impressed this woman only produced one jar of trash in 4 years

[@jasssa8635]

she lied

[@cawashka]

johan banan she did

[@kel_19907]

johan banan You definitely did not continue watching the video. She already said she decomposes food scraps, recycle and reuse whatever that are in good shape

[@ziljin]

geocedille it's not bullshit. she reduced her trash significantly. reusing things is good for waste management.

[@Gusto20000]

VonLanzeloth Where can I buy toothpaste by weight into my own jar? Washing chemicals? Shampoo? How can you buy milk without plastic/carton bottle?

[@lilianpalm2435]

Am I the only one that's thinking about like tampons and pads?

[@ashlyn5787]

she probably used cloth pads

[@alicialay166]

@@ashlyn5787 and menstrual cups

[@kavyaajain8184]

Menstrual cups

[@kavyaajain8184]

@@boredd4237 no.... Many people use those... But they are not the best

[@hannahkelly3389]

You can buy cotton or biodegradable, single use pads and tampons

[@LiLiBi01]

We have no shops around us that sell self-scoop/pick products. Farms are too far out, farmer's markets are ridiculously expensive and our small balcony can't hold much more than some tomato plants, lettuce and herbs. I can't wait for the day plastics around veg and fruits are eliminated, for they take up SO much of our weekly waste -- and we do truly try our best to keep our waste low. As long as single-use plastics remain the most profitable option for companies, we won't be out of the ditch..

[@jakobschuster]

I like this guy moderating, his presenting and the videos content were pretty good.

[@doodelay]

I'm going to start taking this girls advice, I'm gonna try to remember that I don't need to match her waste-savings, I just need to cut my waste

[@KazzatheBlankOne]

As an Australian who recently travelled to USA, I was *astounded* at the sheer wastefulness there.. as an example - the fact that even in sit-down restaurants you would still often get disposable plates and plastic cutlery. Even in Disney World and their "Living with the Land" wankfest, they still use disposable *everything* in all their food courts. Madness.

[@marthab-c5226]

Don’t let this distract you from the fact that Mr Krabs sold Spongebob for 65 cents.

[@IJustLoveStories]

And spongebob isn't even recyclable! I'm so sick of these irresponsible business owners

[@kaherustrashcan6304]

From a suicidal mind to a man dying from laughter... U made my day mate

[@antxv713]

Wtf does that have to do with the video? Sometimes I really worry about the next generations and their stupidity

[@__rraina]

Ant XV Calm down this comment is just a joke.

[@mythiccyno5382]

@@antxv713 hello you pretentious gen x prontozaur, go back to your fax machine

[@OK-Computer]

It's pretty funny watching this from Germany where plastic bag fees have been around for many years all over the country, and where u have to pay extra for almost any bottles and get reimbursed once u return them, and where in any small town or big city in the country, glasses are separated and recycled by color, same with paper, compost, plastic & metal. There is a container in every small street. Well it might not be surprising to hear that these things do not exist in a country where its people elect a degenerate man-child liar to run over 300 million people and beyond.

[@zuroxtv2199]

Arya S. America does have that plastic bottle fee but only some bottles in certain states but here in New York you pay 5¢ extra for the bottle and you can get it back by taking it to a store and putting it in the machine

[@iCrazy13]

ZuroxTV it's not just a plastic bottle fee, we can also get reimbursed for glass. For some bottles it is up to 25 cents I believe. Not sure, I just put it into the machine and get €€ back haha

[@markusniemi9417]

Arya S. We have very similar recycling system in Finland. Can't do much more than watch how Americans ruin the world.

[@janishoellger2849]

Arya S. Im also german and that's exactly what I wanted to say 👌

[@johnnyc.1878]

i was going 2 say that myself 👌

[@fhernachingerzwerg]

When I watch these videos about problems the USA is facing everytime I am harshly reminded how far behind the USA is. This isnt ment to shame anyone but I live in Germany and since I can think bags cost money here. I barely remember times when my mom took me with her when grocery shopping and she didnt bring a reusable bag. Same goes for reusable coffee cups. Its such a normal thing for me to pack my own to go cup and glass bottle for drinks when I leave the house for work. How is this still not normal for USA? The thing I am most shocked about is bottle deposit. So many people never heard of the concept.

[@ttwba2618]

Alena H yea same in the UK bags cost money too

[@japanball5213]

Alena H in Michigan its illegal to throw away cans & pop bottles, you get 10¢ per can you recycle.

[@JBMPPS]

only since last year...

[@proRiot]

Just a quick reminder: In Germany 3 billion coffee cups are thrown away annually. That is 320.000 per hour. Yeah Germany does a lot thinks better then the U.S. but it would be ignorant to imply that that would be enough. If everybody consumed like people of the U.S. we would need 5 planet earths. For germany it would be 2,6. Far from ideal -and still far from being sustainable.

[@fhernachingerzwerg]

TroiR I never said we are perfect I just stated the fact that the USA has to keep up. I never assumed germany is perfect I am well aware of that fact. but thanks for pointing it out!

[@grargirl9574]

it's insane because If everyone did this it would take everyone in the USA to fill a 2 mile landfill and possibly less in a year. It's crazy.

[@robertjarman3703]

And what is left can often be biodegradable. Ergo, it will be returned to the soil rather quickly. Or burned for fuel and the fumes collected by the same process as Saskatchewan's most recent coal plant to try to mitigate the emissions.

[@zpektar]

Too bad humans aint that smart Or maybe humans are just too dumb or rebelious

[@kwaece857]

Kurogi Humans are intelligent. We’re just lazy.

[@bcubed72]

Landfill space doesn't make the "top 10" of ecological issues facing us today. Inert, non-bio-degradable trash "just sits there"; it doesn't break down into anything harmful (by benefit of not being bio-degradable). The disease problems (rats and other vermin) is from the "bio-degradable" stuff. A plastic bag in a landfill "just sits there."

[@jodawn]

bcubed72 a plastic bag in a land fill doesn’t just ‘sit there’ it is extremely light, and will get blown away. soon, it will probably end up killing a bird

[@gheart7694]

"We have not seen an exodus of industries from California" well that didn't age well...

[@gheart7694]

@@lordorris GDP is not the same as how many companies are in the state

[@vizthex]

My family reuses our plastic bags, always have. We use it for my sister's dirty nappies, and sometimes holding stuff, when we gather all the trash, etc.

[@pranavgangavarapu]

KZbin please recommend this video to everyone who's using KZbin.

[@lorivranish2514]

N

[@kapilchhabria1727]

nah, youtube is going to push some logan paul or joe rogan garbage.

[@irrelevant1242]

Sadly they won’t, I only just got this recommended...1 year later

[@yousof8546]

do you think that after commenting that everyone is just magically gonna get this in their recommendation

[@kayd731]

We wish

[@ganju_ly]

My family reuses plastic bags for our trash cans Edit: Idk if anyone else does this or something Another edit: And I have now learned other people do this :D

[@trusemedend7040]

Our family too

[@PippaPasses]

Plot Twist: You’re all from the same family

[@trusemedend7040]

Joseph Paulino I think me and my parents (atleast they say they are) need a talk

[@s29nv1sr1]

Asians. All Asians, everywhere. South Asians, Southeast Asians, East Asians, Southwest Asians, Central Asians, they all do that.

[@AlbertoAntonio6]

Mine too. Since i started composting, I noticed that all the wet and sticky waste came from food, so i didnt see the point of lining my can anymore.

[@GoGreenPost]

It’s funny how we can often think our small individual actions don’t matter. Yes they may be small individually, but collectively the impact can be huge. In terms of climate impact, it’s the collective impact that matters most.

[@Finnstreams]

Go green! blaze it

[@559-9er]

Hannes no!

[@xyrenegade]

I think that's the wrong substance HAHAHA

[@SandwichDoctorZ]

Mikhael Gonato it's the best substance. It's so green you'll be hulksmashed and like it

[@jontran6256]

Hannes i

[@alanfender123]

ERRY DAY

[@jimbrosius2061]

Imagine if pop brands went back to using bottles instead of cans

[@TonyFisherPuzzles]

They do use bottles. From 500ml up to 3L.

[@DiscoDerpAnimations]

Didn't expect you here

[@gigiv9800]

Rehman Sattar yes

[@sarahda845]

Jim Brosius I'm Algerian ethnicity but born and raised UK, in Algeria we used to have only glass bottles for juice and fizzy drinks and oil, once u buy your bottle and finish it, u take it back to the store, a truck collects the empty bottles, cleans them, then refills and the cycle goes on. Some yrs back like in the mid 2000s they stopped doing this and started using plastic :/

[@S1xxGamingOfficial]

It would be really inconvenient and nobody would support it

[@arunshankars8398]

Videos like this one should be mandatory viewing material in the school curriculum.

[@cherrygloombae]

My question is: WHAT HAPPEND TO HER PADS?!

[@laramoeller8913]

Menstru cups

[@jennse19]

Kumamon Satan :3 she uses a mestrual cup. A diva cup or sth else

[@Torischannel1]

Yeah diva cups are actually a lot better than pads and tampons and a lot cheaper

[@amy_smith]

Also you can get reusable pads (you just wash them and use them again)

[@Thaleya1]

either a menstrual cup or pads made of fabric that you can just wash.

[@taylorallisona-tay1374]

When you buy stuff a receipt is printed wether you take it or the cashier just throws it in the garbage, I’m just curious how you get around that?

[@lemonadedisco4262]

That, or you gotta act fast before they print it, sometimes the register has a button to not print the receipt.

[@saddaddytentacles9897]

2jin ask for email, or take the recipe and turn it into paper (I’m not being sarcastic, this is a project I like to do lol)

[@taylorallisona-tay1374]

These are all great alternatives, I’m going to try this but in Canada they prints receipts almost everywhere & theres a lot of self checkouts & no options to opt out of getting a receipt. Kinda sad

[@k.w.1459]

Hi... I noticed this was happening at my local library, so I wrote their director and asked if they could switch to at least ASK patrons if they wanted a receipt. They adopted it in just a couple of days. Writing these companies directly does work -- more so when it's at a smaller local level, than at say, the government level (but that is important too, you just won't see the effects quickly or ever). Right now, I'm in the process of writing each and every library director in my state to do paperless receipts if they don't already do so. FYI: I just found out that Bob's Stores will also email you a receipt, but you have to request this at the time of purchase, so I put a reminder directly on my Bob's key fob "No Receipt Please" so they and I both see it. :)

[@clubbasher32]

Taylor & Allison A-TAY at my old store we have a no receipt or an email receipt option

[@taracollins5700]

This video is inspirational

[@paulbarr1923]

literally

[@rapjohnmysterious8915]

america needs this system: you buy a "single use" bottle it costs 10 cents more as a deposit. you return it and it gets reused and you get your 10 cents back. much better way

[@RotchildFrancoisJr]

Rap John Mysterious That's how it works in developing countries. Same with gallons of water.

[@yeahnoway111]

California, Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, New York, Oregon and Vermont actually has that. no one uses it. so it does clearly not work

[@hoosierhiver]

What? That's how I made my candy money as a kid. We'd ride our bikes to the local car wash, collect all the bottles and then turn them in and get candy.

[@DazBabbeN]

Works wonders in sweden. Whats needed tho is return places everywhere so its not a burden to drop them of

[@FreekToTakex]

Rap John Mysterious in the Netherlands we have this and it reduces so much waste, it's great! A lot of soda bottles and cans are now made from 100% recycled material, PET for bottles for instance. For the consumer it isn't that hard to do, and while it can be costly for supermarkets as they are in charge of collecting the bottles and cans, it's generally seen as a good service to the customer. Producers themselves don't really incur extra costs.

[@hijack69]

There are two USA's 1.California 2.Rest of USA

[@smallestdude99]

3- New York**

[@DutchTDK]

4. washington state

[@SidV101]

5. Every other super liberal area

[@nanobotjr]

Libertarian_Dumb That's too true. I live here, I honestly think people have to be much more self aware. It's disgusting, actually.

[@SidV101]

Samuel Peterson get out of here with that crazy talk

[@tenebrisscarrow3140]

Carbon tax aye? I could see that working

[@tenebrisscarrow3140]

The Joker Where and when?

[@greggazz4935]

Australia lmao and I think it was around 2011 - 2012

[@grail68]

Jury's still out on whether it's working in Alberta. We'll know in a few years.

[@stop6578]

Its not doing well because Alberta is mainly conservative. Anything that takes out money from the big boy corporations is bad.

[@joyousval]

both him and her are so incredibly intelligent, very admirable

[@ritzzzblitzz6833]

In my country, there is literally no awareness. People know about it but don't care. My elders, teachers, friends, relatives yup everyone are not very cooperative, I would say. I try my best to prevent them from littering plastic and garbage. Its very hard cause there are no repercussions for it, they think. If asked, they say that everybody does it and nobody is looking. It's high time, government should start of making atleast some basic policies for the sustainable environment of the future.

[@sierrascheer4393]

This video has inspired me to start going green, I know it’s kinda hard to use some reusable stuff right now (like cups, bags) for like Starbucks and the store (because of COVID-19), but after I will definitely do what I can to help the world.

[@ChaseBlasingame]

"We could put a price on carbon." Just picturing Trump's face when he hears that suggestion makes me want to punch it.

[@SKMP]

Chase Blasingame then punch it

[@anonymousalpha7595]

Just picturing your violent liberal face makes me want to punch it.

[@jeromeorji1057]

I would say "Just picturing your violent conservative face makes me want to punch it" to show you your hypocrisy, but I would be a hypocrite too.

[@andreyvonemme2890]

J. Grey Ever heard of irony/taken a highschool english class?

[@jeromeorji1057]

Andrew, yes to both. Come to think of it, maybe Anonymous Alpha was making the same point as I was. Was that what you were implying?

[@utub1473]

Wow Lauren is the first proper activist I've ever seen. Nice!!

[@mmsutantowrites]

Wow, I'm totally inspired by Lauren. I'm in Indonesia, if I wanted to recycle my trash, I will have to pay a subscription fee for recyclable trash pickup. Policies need to change, recycling shouldn't be this hard.

[@justrosy5]

In America, the recycled materials just wind up in the ocean, because the recycling centers can't keep up with the volume of recycled materials that are brought to them, and the landfills are full. Be sure to check and make sure that isn't happening in your country too. See my comment from today on the OP for more details.

[@bradhp11]

The best way to lower co2 emissions is to know where you’re money is going. While you can pay for eco friendly and vegan products, the money you spend on it can still go to a company that contributes to producing waste and co2. Getting products from more eco friendly companies means that money goes towards them instead of wasteful corporations

[@katie-st8nx]

still going vegan reduces your foot print buy 2 metric tons of carbon

[@TheNinetySecond]

Nah mate, that's definitely not the best way to do it. Government mandated economic incentives on big corporations is far more efficient, by several orders of magnitude.

[@bcubed72]

Clemens Stubbe Congratulations; I think you're the first person to use the words "government mandate" and "efficient" in the same sentence since the fall of the Berlin Wall...

[@siyacer]

katelyn ast Vegan spotted, too easy.

[@bcubed72]

katelyn ast Why TF would I WANT to "buy 2 metric tons of carbon?" Sure, my house was BUILT with coal heat...but that was 97 years ago; we've upgraded to gas since then!

[@mklinger23]

I tried going to a boxless/Bagless store. I really don't mind bringing my own containers at all. What i do mind is they were charging ~$3/lb for things like spaghetti or rice and ~$5/lb for dried beans. I'm sorry but I'm not going to spend ~3x what i have to on food so that I can be slightly inconvenienced by having to bring my own containers.

[@avuhhh]

my city (in LA county) already has that 10¢ per bag rule, but on top of that we’ve a no-plastic-bags whatsoever rule (where every store has to use paper). it actually works really well and people reuse their paper bags if they forget their own. there’s just been a law passed that completely bans plastic straws though and I’m not sure we’re ready for that yet lol

[@faeluvzelda5091]

avuhhh well also the plastic straws law hurts disabled people

[@ccyanidesnacc6845]

I hate paper bags bc they ripp

[@sarahebert2510]

@@faeluvzelda5091 I've worked with disabled people who have to use straws, and the straws they use don't have to be plastic. The most natural one to use seems to be acrylic, but you can also use stainless steel, glass, paper, bamboo, etc. :))

[@Filippenzen413]

@@sarahebert2510 bamboo straws? Soo you gonna tell me that i can drink and feel like a panda at the same time. Dreams can come true. #Bamboostraws

[@nunya96]

This video is SO SO important. I’m absolutely delighted to see the fact *companies* are mainly the problem rather than the blame shifting they subject us to repeated by people with a bigger audience.

[@ali3nc4tz58]

I'm shocked of the amount of people in the comment section who have never heard of a menstrual cup. Spread the word! Tampons, pads, and other disposable menstrual products are terrible for the environment (and your health - TSS is a serious issue as well)

[@achooe5443]

One question. Do you insert a menstrual cup inside of your body just as you do with a tampon?

[@user-xh6bj4we5h]

AchooE yes, they are! (If menstrual cups are used correctly there is little to no chance of TSS), that being said, menstrual cups can lose suction and leak, so if you want to be as eco-friendly as possible with no chance of stains, you can use it alongside with a fabric/reusable pad.

[@thecitizenjoan]

Ive never heard of it and I’m 26

[@youvebeenpoisoned5018]

Yeah I know what it is it just sounds hella painful, just a tampon is too much

[@didipooboo]

*We've had bag fees in the UK for years*

[@raleo7466]

Same for Spain 😁

[@TheFearmoths]

Yeah and I still end up throwing mine in the river.

[@TheMusiclover500]

I felt so attacked the first time a cashier in London asked if I wanted a bag, but i had to buy them every time as I never hd anything else. I brought them all back to america and recycled them lol

[@PiOfficial]

no we haven't it was brought in like last year

[@didipooboo]

That was England. Wales, NI and Scotland have had it for years**

[@0xs]

I feel like a lot of this is from the Adam Ruins Everything Going Green episode.

[@HonkChamp]

4:30 "You see this commercial every earth day" *me on earth day:* I didn't see it lol. wait.

[@gillian5445]

are you BRITISH

[@cesarbattistini]

Companies here in Brazil companies have to pay a fine if they pollute too much!

[@youvebeenpoisoned5018]

Cesar Battistini Maziero they’re starting something like that in Canada too! (In my province at least)

[@spinerocker]

And she's beautiful at the same time

[@crystalball020]

spinerocker Yeah, important

[@lunarcorpse]

My sister lived in Louisiana for a little over a year and every time she told someone she was from California they immediately gave her the " oh, you're a liberal" face and not want to talk to her. She hated it there. She was so frustrated with the food options because there were hardly any healthy options. Not to mention how many racists there are in Louisana. Good thing she moved back to California.

[@laneem9746]

“Solar panels on my ruff”

[@jeckymendiola2973]

laylay y what's your point?

[@hannes1734]

Yeah he's dog now.

[@deezychesse]

Meanwhile in France... Grocery stores sell reusable bags but most people uses reusable bags from home while grocery shopping which saves money

[@mikah27]

interesting how they haven't addressed the animal farming industry yet...

[@nebojsagalic4246]

Because you can`t do that without causing a shitstorm between Americans who believe it is their right to consume endless amounts of meat while the third world starves, and Veganazis trying to overturn biological and achaeological facts to "prove" humans are natural herbivores. We`re omnivores, but the amount of meat and animal products in a western diet is just far too large. It needs to be cut, not eliminated, but that`s not as fun as being an extremist on either side.

[@linlupin]

Then the whole extreme hating on both sides of the spectrum. (from my experience, mostly on the vegan side.... even when I was trying out that lifestyle)

[@thejohnykilroy]

Nebojsa Galic what are archeological "facts"?

[@thejohnykilroy]

LagiNaLangAko23 it's not a holierthan thou "attitude"....., they are just better people in general

[@mikah27]

Aahaha definitely true for some people. There are extremists in any group. But I think also it has to do with the frustration of seeing facts that haven't been discussed - for example talking about "going green" without talking about all the greenhouse gas emissions you could avoid by leaving out meat from your diet. Its disheartening to have people generally avoid the conversation of veganism because its uncomfortable especially when there is so much evidence to support it.

[@speedyredfish]

Vox: THESE CLIMATE VIDEOS ARE AWESOME, you are making a difference. Keep 'em coming

[@matthifalnil]

3:54 We have that in Norway, but it doesn’t apply just for glass bottles, but for plastic bottles and cans too. Edit: We call it pant, and we actually get money back from the machine we’re dropping it in.

[@noushinnazar4606]

This inspired me to become more environmentally friendly, and even though I used to save energy before and recycle, this has definitely taught me more. Thank you. Really, this taught me a lot, and I'm sure I'm not the only one who thinks that.

[@sheelotastic]

USA should have a plastic bag fee. France has one which is quite high. UK has a small fee of 5p. it's cut bag usage over 50%.

[@liliep]

California has a bag fee

[@Spooknie]

We have some corner stores in my area, and my mom constantly refuses a bag. 'I carried it up to the counter without one, I'm pretty sure I can make it back to my car, 10 feet away." My mom has always seemed ahead of the global issues, waiting for others to catch up to her sense 😂

[@TiagoJLoureiro]

WOWOWOWOWOW...the new thing charging for plastic bags... Usual america centric world... that happens everywhere in Europe for like 10 years or so.

[@TiagoJLoureiro]

Very well: regarding an enviromental friendly attitude. please name me one and i shall eat my hat.

[@25eshu]

and here in india I used to curse shopping mall charging for bags but now I feel like idiot after watching and reading comments

[@yumecraft5910]

Tiago Loureiro yep china too

[@ECalland]

Mhmm, Canada has had it for so long now. Almost every developed country imposes this charge

[@bestboy897]

With people like trump in power corporations will never be held accountable

[@dawnkrausern]

Just goes to show how forward-thinking California is compared to other states.

[@joebroart]

Leinad Esuark cuckifornia*

[@TheGodfather441]

Leinad Esuak exactly my thoughts, we should secede imo, imagine what a paradise it would be if we were our own country

[@KamiKaZantA]

California would have been even more green if they didn't promote shutting down nuclear power plants.

[@anonymousalpha7595]

California is a liberal shithole.

[@anonymousalpha7595]

True, TheGodfather441, it would be a paradise for the rest of the USA if you left.'