I could have titled this as just waste created by living daily, but wanted to focus it down a little more. I feel kind of like im the crazy one that sees this insane waste when eating at restaurants, wrappers, cups, drink carriers going right in the trash, billions per day. Its insanity if you think about it.
I’ve at least been never using cup lids or straws and never taking drink carriers when theyre offered (what a massive waste of cardboard!). Then most of the waste is at least paper from the bag and wrapper. Still not great. And yes, I know the solution would be “cook at home!” But that also wastes a lot of freshwater from dish washing, and sometimes it’s just nice to eat somewhere else.
I wonder if this is just something you notice as you get older. Then again older peiple probably waste the most, but I’m just guessing.
Sounds like you’re describing fast food rather than restaurants. Going out to eat, for me, is going to a restaurant. I don’t consider that super wasteful. Restaurants use washable plates and silverware. The travel with the vehicle is wasteful. But it’s not especially wasteful.
Yes. Fast food is super wasteful. Especially if you’re in a region that still uses styrofoam. But it’s probably less wasteful than it was when any of us were children.
Not if you live in a real city with mass transit and use mass transit to travel to and from there. Then it no longer becomes wasteful; as the mass transit would have been running, regardless if you decided to travel to a restaurant using mass transit, or not.