It makes me angry when people defend the use of plastic in applications like packaging with "we can't use other materials, it'd increase transportation costs/energy use"...
Cost/energy use are not the only consideration.
Babies are being born with brains full of microplastics (all their tissues are affected). EVERYONE's tissues, brains included, are full of microplastics. That issue - human health - MUST take priority.
The health impacts are serious, and occurring on a societal level.
@IrelandTorin my husband and I rage against this almost daily. Weāve been struggling to go plastic-free for about 6 years now, hoping that our child is a little less plastic contaminated than her peers but itās actually almost impossible to do even on a fairly decent budget. The ubiquitous and sometimes redundant plastic food packaging at the grocery store is where we are thwarted every time.