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   @atomixcomix5861

   January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

   Mike you're bang on the money. I agree with everyone you said

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   @bluesilvahalo3576

   January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

   Well said Mike!

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   @andy70d35

   January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

   I won't pay more for a replacement that cost more than the original, what ever you use, use it till it has come to the end of its useful life.
   The replacement to cling film would I ever buy it NO a roll of cling film can easily last a year in our house, and then it is only normally used to cover a dish to put in the microwave.
   Straws don't ever use them, no need you had a mouth before straws, just use it.

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   @andrewhj2747

   January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

   See we have destroyed the planet past the point of repair so it’s not worth spending more to do something that won’t make a difference

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   @coreygardner1371

   January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

   I use to care.
   But here nz, we replaced free single use plastic bags, with multi use plastic bags that cost a dollar each at checkout.
   I use to use the old bags as bin liners.
   If you remember to take the bags you have, with you to the supermarket. Then they're great.
   For me…they're usually just an extra $4 at checkout…
   Most of the food in the supermarket are wrapped in plastic and many of the items in our home are made with plastic e.g. tv, heater, playstation, laptop etc…

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   @toomanyopinions8353

   January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

   How have they not heard of silicon straws?

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   @ethancampbell215

   January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

   I love the fact that companies are making an attempt at providing alternative products to reduce the amount of plastic pollution that is harming the planet in a big way, and I’m aware it is still a relatively new market that’s being developed but the plastic alternatives have to become more cost effective for them to have an impact. The majority of people won’t or can’t afford the alternatives if they’re more expensive but if they’re cheaper, they’ll be more attractive and have a better chance of making an impact

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   @skilletborne

   January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

   I fully agree with trying to remove disposable plastics from our lives.
   It is, however, a conversation that's much more nuanced than most people are willing to talk about.

   Plastic is an astoundingly valuable material. The fact that it doesn't degrade is understandably bad in some situations, but we don't talk enough about how never degrading is AMAZING in other applications.
   I've got pieces of old kitchen equipment, plumbing, and tools that are decades old, virtually indestructible, and they're made out of plastic.

   The problem is this wonderful material is so cheap to produce that we refuse to treat it with the same respect that we would wood, china, glass, or cast iron.
   It'd be fine to use plastic if we just treated it as the inter-generational material it is. Make quality plastic items and take good care of them.

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   @rvdb7363

   January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

   As someone who is severely allergic to apples this is useful information. Never thought I had to be aware of straws as well…

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    @endwarAH80blackfoot

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Hearing about all these plastics alternative and how they are reusable and bio degradable…does that mean theoretically they can be eaten? XD

    I am not dumb enough to try of course, but that's the first thought that came to mind when they describe what these products are made of. LOL XD

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    @olddog401

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    I feel if we really want to make a difference and are willing to pay more for none plastic items, then do away with plastics altogether. We used to be a society of glass and metalware that worked great. Still trying to figure out why plastics were needed to start with.

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    @Theeny

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Wow, Mike's speech at the end was so good. I thought this video might have just been made because the algorithm would approve, but hearing him talk so passionately about the importance of using their platform to raise these issues completely changed my mind.

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    @alphenhousplaysgames4565

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    see, i don't agree with a lot of them. because you need to replace the plastic with something organic, eco friendly to produce, and isn't used anywhere else. cotton food wrap? you're gonna increase the cost of clothes dumbass. avocado rock straws? that better not be using 2kW of electricity per batch.
    you wanna know my backalley barely functioning 3rd world country does? nobody has cash for reusable stuff, so anything plastic gets reused. coke bottles? those are water bottles. biscuit tins? those are storage for future biscuits that DON'T come in tins. plastic bags has always been reusable, idk why people throw them away. people buys one large jar of spice and uses that jar forever to store that spice, except the next batch of spice doesn't come in a new jar/bag, we take one of the old washed bags and get it in them. for how much we keep plastic stuff as reusable, i own one jar that used to contain "dalda"(i.e palm fat thing for cream) that is my salt container. it's from the 1800s. used to be my grandma's moms.

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    @Treezy-07

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    haha I love that James wants the bread wrap to not be vegan

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    @ethancampbell215

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    I’m very aware that plastic use and the damage it’s causing to the planet is an issue and I’m of the stance that it is an issue but there are other issues that take precedence over this, but plastic in the kitchen is not an area that I’d consider a leading cause of the plastic problem, I’m not downplaying the fact that people are making changes to reduce plastic consumption in the kitchen but there are much larger and more effective industries that will have a more significant effect in the event of plastic reduction

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    @mrgeebee1622

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    We need to start somewhere, great from Mike at the end.

    Although two years since it's made, it's even more valid now in 2023.

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    @Justin-so1xs

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    I'm sticking with plastic until China and India get on board with this stupid shit

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    @sheilanc1

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    I compost, recycle, burn. I love my flex plastic straw that I wash and reuse sorry.

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    @GaryKidd

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    maybe do some more research on avocados to see how they are having a very negative effect on climate change. You might change your mind

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    @reynardyeo906

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    The unfortunate thing (several years after this video was published) is that the PLA used in the gloves at the start have been declassified as a compostable plastic :')

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    @rlm1604

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    The issue is, and a lot of people don't realize is, the amount of energy that goes into making the alternative straws. So the plastic ones might take less energy to make but the are worse cause they don't degrade but the paper ones take more energy to make but are better in the landfill cause they break down.

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    @emilywagner6354

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Paper straws make my skin crawl, and I used a hard plastic straw until I almost busted my front tooth out on it. Now I use flexible silicone straws.

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    @RiskOfBaer

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    This video has been made 3 years ago, but nothing has really changed since those three years, has it? And that's the problem with all those alternatives to plastics or other synthetic materials. They never catch on, because they are not something an average person can justify. SIXTEEN quid for a food wrap, are you out of your mind? I get why they are so expensive, they are obviously a niche product and they are more expensive to manufacture, but that does not change the simple fact that an average person does not have 16 pounds to spend on a food wrapping appliance. These are the products that only people with too much spending money can justify buying.

    The harsh truth is that plastic still remains the most accessible, the cheapest, durable and sanitary option for the majority of products that are made out of it. And that's why it will keep being used, because practicality and the simple, cold reality of our world will always trump a nice sentiment. And that's what those products always end up being: a sentiment, not a viable alternative.

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    @timokampwerth1996

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    the coconut brushes are great, I've been using them for years. not for sustainability reasons though, they're just plain better than the plastic ones

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    @johnmoore5457

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Metal straws do have the advantage of being autoclave safe. So they can be sterilized regardless of contaminants. That being said, clear glass straws are probably better than stainless steel, because glass is even more inert. And still autoclave safe.

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    @colin101981

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Really good show, enjoyed it very much. Just a thought on the wrap for bread – I grew up with wax paper bread wrappings, is there any mileage in that?

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    @JeansDolls

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Looks like an old fashion toilet brush!

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28. 

    @BillOweninOttawa

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Jute brushes have been around for a very long time.

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29. 

    @LILEE376

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Not the plastic the main problem, but the single-use feature. We need sturdy, durable things, which last “forever”.

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    @momjlhendo

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Spend more for this crap because we think it one day May make a difference….. only to be told that the solution is even more harmful…..then after more “research” you find out the research is bunk and just another way for rich to stay rich and in control!

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    @tamarbersee1149

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    So sad that PLA plastic is only compostable under very specific conditions. It won't composte in your composte bin. And it actually is not usualy recycled or properly composted once you throw it out, cause it costs too much…

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    @eddiehagler6127

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    As an American pragmatic solutions are the successful ones.
    Cost is a factor and environmental concerns are not as great as some people believe.

    As for the brush.. it is something you use longer than a single straw.

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    @ullo-ragnartelliskivi4639

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    the ginger idiot who uttered the words "i hate wooden cutlery" needs to be beaten with a wooden ladle. how is plastic in any way, shape or form better then wooden cutlery?

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    @mawortz

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Mike for president!

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35. 

    @SonOfMuta

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    5:58 Why do Brits call the pits of fruits "stones"? Makes no sense

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    @rationalbacon5872

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    OK Mike, it kinda sounds like you want to force people to do what you want at the end of government weapons. Bit fascistic there buddy.
    What if the majority wanted a policy to install junkies in your homes at nightto stop street methane from defecation. Good for the environment, but shouldn't be at the expense of your free will.

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    @brianyaeger8209

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    This stuff looks great, but I really feel that for a majority to get on board with these products, they need to meet two criteria
    1) do they do as good (or better) job then the plastic type
    2) is it close enough in price to what’s being replaced

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    @shiplesp

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    I think it is good that we are thinking more about what and how we are using things and the consequences. This is simply good husbandry of the planet. I do worry a bit that by making individual behavior such a popular topic, it distracts us from holding the most egregious industrial culprits responsible. The manufacturing companies and fossil fuel industry love that we have this focus. And as far as making a personal difference, you can certainly make an exponentially bigger impact by not driving a car or driving less or not flying.

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    @CarmenMColon

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Still relevant, still cool

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    @cicilegue1965

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    if i ever seen that last product i would get that 7 pounds aint a horrible price and it looks to me better everything over all than the regular scouring pads i see and use

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    @lizcademy4809

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    There's a company in the USA that's gone all in on making and selling sustainable household cleaners — organic cleansing ingredients, plastic free packaging, concentrates and reusable glass spray bottles … all very good, except there's one drawback:

    They operate on a subscription model, and expect customers to buy the two packs of cleansers every month. Unless you cancel the service, they ship two bottles a month.

    I keep a clean home, and I expect those two bottles of concentrate to last several months at least, maybe a whole year. A monthly subscription is all kinds of wasteful.

    But wait, there's more. Every couple of months, they come out with new scents, again encouraging customers to switch from pumpkin spice window cleaner to figgy pudding window cleaner to spring into bloom. [I invented the names.] More waste!

    Better to buy a gallon of janitorial strength concentrate, one plastic spray bottle, and use the set for the next 10 years.

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    @Commando303X

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    No one, it seems, ever bothers to examine the environmental cost of manufacturing these niche products.

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    @joelove9877

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    amazing concept…save the planet one step at a time.

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    @SondreGrneng

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    Yeah, sure, some people need straws for whatever reason. be that medical or otherwise. The vast, vast majority of people are perfectly capable of drinking from a glass. Perhaps we should sell put straws under prescription and then the billions of people that don't need a straw can just, you know, not.

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    @BunnyBrina

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    I think the only real issue with these things are that many people have allergies to pine, coconut, etc: and so they’re unlikely to use these products because of the allergy contamination

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    @jonahlindhe756

    January 8, 2024 at 8:55 pm

    why does James ccare that the Bread wrap is vegan? Sometimes I love James but sometimes I just downright despise him. And i'm not even vegan!

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