PrimFinallyFoundGod!
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- Mar 3, 2023
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Personally, I think so. I believe we have a duty to look after the planet as well as other living things and people here. It is all God's creation. We should look after what he gave us.
I find it frustrating that eco products are always premium priced. I go to Aldi and can buy things for under £1. I simply do not have the funds (I literally don't) to spend £25 to over £100 on individual eco products just because they last so many years. I am a disabled carer and neither of us can work at this time due to our disabilities. We can barely afford our bills and food, plus saving to move from an unsafe location, let alone buy eco products.
I wish they found a way to price match. These eco companies exclude poor people, and I'm sorry to say but most rich people do not care for eco products as they favor convenience and are used to throwing money at things. My father is middle class. He throws away objects even though they have plenty of life left when he wants to replace them. It is too much effort for him to store it whilst he waits for it to sell, or drive to a charity to drop them off. He found it very chore-some and irritating when I begged him to take my huge bags of old clothing to charity shops.
I feel like the system of these eco companies is ineffective because of this. I recycle plastic but I cannot help buying ridiculous amounts of it because the cheap things I buy (in order to be able to afford other necessities) always have plastic wrapping. I'm tired of plastic wrapping it is unnecessary in amount 8 out of 10 products.
I believe the real solution to the climate crisis is government intervention, legislation on companies that pollute the environment to stop/reduce them doing it. Without it being illegal, companies will continue to do whatever is most profitable.
I have searched but there are no volunteering opportunities where I live where I can get involved with doing ANYTHING to help the environment. This is also frustrating.
Well. This turned into a bit of a rant haha sorry!!
Back to the original question... what do you guys think? Most people in the UK don't really believe in climate crisis, and the ones who do don't take any action even when they are in a position to.
When I have more money I want to do plenty but right now my hands are pretty well tied.
I find it frustrating that eco products are always premium priced. I go to Aldi and can buy things for under £1. I simply do not have the funds (I literally don't) to spend £25 to over £100 on individual eco products just because they last so many years. I am a disabled carer and neither of us can work at this time due to our disabilities. We can barely afford our bills and food, plus saving to move from an unsafe location, let alone buy eco products.
I wish they found a way to price match. These eco companies exclude poor people, and I'm sorry to say but most rich people do not care for eco products as they favor convenience and are used to throwing money at things. My father is middle class. He throws away objects even though they have plenty of life left when he wants to replace them. It is too much effort for him to store it whilst he waits for it to sell, or drive to a charity to drop them off. He found it very chore-some and irritating when I begged him to take my huge bags of old clothing to charity shops.
I feel like the system of these eco companies is ineffective because of this. I recycle plastic but I cannot help buying ridiculous amounts of it because the cheap things I buy (in order to be able to afford other necessities) always have plastic wrapping. I'm tired of plastic wrapping it is unnecessary in amount 8 out of 10 products.
I believe the real solution to the climate crisis is government intervention, legislation on companies that pollute the environment to stop/reduce them doing it. Without it being illegal, companies will continue to do whatever is most profitable.
I have searched but there are no volunteering opportunities where I live where I can get involved with doing ANYTHING to help the environment. This is also frustrating.
Well. This turned into a bit of a rant haha sorry!!
Back to the original question... what do you guys think? Most people in the UK don't really believe in climate crisis, and the ones who do don't take any action even when they are in a position to.
When I have more money I want to do plenty but right now my hands are pretty well tied.