Climate

Should supermarkets charge extra for products with a lot of packaging?

For

It reduces unnecessary waste and encourages better design.

Against

It increases costs for consumers, especially those with low income.

Anonymous excerpts, translated where noted.

For

  • Companies should be taxed based on the percentage of packaging vs actual product. The more packaging, the higher the tax rate.
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  • Company A is now under pressure to reduce their packaging or risk loosing their customers to Company B
    RedditOriginal language: English

Against

  • I love the idea, but, sadly I fear that will just mean we pay more for things
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  • Any major corporation/company will offset their increased expenditures (packaging tax) by cutting costs elsewhere as much as possible
    RedditOriginal language: English
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