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Europe’s supermarket shelves are packed with brands billing their plastic packaging as sustainable, but often only a fraction of the materials are truly recovered from waste, with the rest made from petroleum.
Brands using plastic packaging – from Kraft’s Heinz Beanz to Mondelēz’s Philadelphia – use materials made by the plastic manufacturing arm of the oil company Saudi Aramco.
The Saudi state-owned holding opposes production cuts under the UN plastic treaty and is the world’s largest corporate greenhouse gas emitter (more than 70m tonnes up to 2023).
Aramco’s petrochemical subsidiary, Sabic, along with other big players, devised a successful way to rebrand their harmful business as “planet saver”. They label plastic as “circular” and climate-friendly, although in practice it remains almost entirely fossil-based, exacerbating global warming and the plastic crisis.
Under industry pressure, Europe is on track to legalise this practice, which independent experts have described as greenwashing, with lax EU rules set to take effect in 2026 and similar UK regulations to be enforced as of 2027.
Google pulls the plug on first and second gen Nest Thermostats
7mon 17d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.techspot.comAnticonsumption - Ways to do #3: "Second-hand first"
9mon 25d ago by lemmy.ml/u/Vroomfondel in Anticonsumption@europe.pubAnticonsumption - Ways to do #2: "In vs Out"
10mon 13d ago by lemmy.ml/u/Vroomfondel in Anticonsumption@europe.pubEverything you do in a day that leaks data
10mon 20d ago by lemmy.zip/u/ChronicEntertainment in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.youtube.comAnticonsumption - Ways to do #1: "Wishlist"
10mon 20d ago by lemmy.ml/u/Vroomfondel in Anticonsumption@europe.pub
Honest SHEIN billboard (AI)
11mon 9d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pub
Google reducing the capacity of the Pixel 6a battery after 400 cycles
11mon 10d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from arstechnica.com
YouTube might slow down your videos if you block ads
1y 7d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.pcworld.com
Amazon Doubles Prime Video Ads to 6 Minutes Per Hour
1y 8d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from entertainment.slashdot.org
Amazon Doubles Prime Video Ads Per Hour
1y 9d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.adweek.com
iFixit says the Switch 2 is even harder to repair than the original
1y 15d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.theverge.com
Cyberplaque rule, choomba!
1y 23d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pub
Europe warns giant e-tailer to stop cheating consumers
1y 26d ago by lazysoci.al/u/sabreW4K3 in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.theregister.comYou're wasting money on Tech.
1y 2d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from yewtu.be
Spain clamps down on Airbnb as tourism backlash returns for summer
1y 2d ago by lazysoci.al/u/sabreW4K3 in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.bbc.co.uk
Everything wants me to pay rent
1y 4d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pubA year later, Apple Vision Pro owners say they regret buying the $3,500 headset
1y 4d ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.techspot.com
He's not wrong. Walmart made record profits.
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pubKeep using your old unsupported Mac hardware | OpenCore Legacy Patcher
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from dortania.github.ioWe poisoned the whole planet so our eggs wouldn't stick to the pan 🙃
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from youtu.be
End of 10 is a campaign to move people over to Linux with Windows 10 support ending
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.gamingonlinux.com
Facebook Allegedly Detected When Teen Girls Deleted Selfies So It Could Serve Them Beauty Ads
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from futurism.com
Remember when Google used to be one of the good guys?
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pub
Plastic, but make it cute
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pubBurkina Faso's Leader Ibrahim Traore: $41 Million Takeover Plot EXPOSED!
1y 1mon ago by lazysoci.al/u/sabreW4K3 in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from youtube.com
‘You sold it – now recycle it’: the protesters mailing worn-out clothes to the shops they bought them from
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.theguardian.com
Amazon backs down on price transparency after White House interferes: WSJ
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pub
Thanks. I hate it!
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pub
Remember: Capitalism is working perfectly...
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pubSpend Elon Musk's Money Simulator - what can you buy with $398,000,000,000?
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.spendtheirfortune.com
US consumer sentiment sees largest drop since 1990 after Trump tariff chaos
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.theguardian.com
Logitech quietly adds 25% price increase to its PC hardware
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.tweaktown.com
Opinion: Less time on the cell phone has added value
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.heise.deSynology restricts choice of hard disks for new Plus NAS
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pubOrder in life | ARTE (German)
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from yewtu.beZuckerberg, Dimon, and Other Trump Insiders Sold Billions in Stock Ahead of Tariff Stock Crash
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.bloomberg.com
That's nice! New Refrigerators, Washing Machines, Furniture and Tires Will All Have to Last Longer, Europe Mandates
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.scientificamerican.com
Are We All Just Living Beyond Our Means Now?
1y 1mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.thecut.com
Google crushed in court as judge rules on tech giant's monopoly case
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.themirror.com
Consumer Sentiment Plunges to Second-Lowest on Record since 1952
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pub
Why Advertising Should Be Banned
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.brightmirror.coUsed Tesla Market Heats Up as Owners Sell to Protest Elon Musk
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.nytimes.com
US consumers rush to buy big-ticket items before Trump's tariffs kick in
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from apnews.com
"Eggs" are finally cheap again in Florida! $1.49 Thank you Trump, I guess?!
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pub
Your TV is watching you
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pub
Why Overconsumption Can Actually Harm Your Mental Health
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from www.teenvogue.com
This much plastic on raw meat is so immoral
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from europe.pub
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon says customers are exhibiting 'stressed behaviors'—and it's already tanked the company's valuation by $22 billion
1y 2mon ago by europe.pub/u/tfm in Anticonsumption@europe.pub from fortune.com