one of the biggest problems with consumer based environmental action is that the shitty plastic waste items…already exist! they’ve already been made, sitting on store shelves or in warehouses. they will end up in the landfill whether you buy them or not!!! and sure theoretically the market should shift according to supply and demand. eventually. maybe. if all the stars align and everyone decides on the same things. but wouldn’t it be more effective to, idk, address the actual source of pollution and make policy that forces factories to change the way they operate and make products. it all kind of sounds like a ploy to make sure the actual problem never gets addressed and companies can use eco consciousness to benefit them instead of taking accountability. because it is.
and this isn’t even addressing the actual biggest problem, which is that production of “eco friendly” items often is not actually eco friendly and produces the same if not more waste, because the goal is to keep making as much money as possible and that is antithetical to actual conservation efforts.