To put into perspective plastic use in #Vietnam compared to #Australia, here’s the plastic in one “combo meal” delivery from Banh Mi Huynh Hoa, a famous shop in Saigon

- 1x plastic carry bag

- 1x styrofoam container (for bánh bao)

- 2x plastic gloves

- 1x ziplock plastic baggie for cucumber

- 1x ziplock plastic baggie for pickled veg

- 1x ziplock plastic baggie for herbs

- 1x plastic wrapper for wet wipe

- 1x rubber band holding the banh mi

- 1x coke bottle + lid

The banh mi comes wrapped in a paper sheet, inside a cardboard box. And there’s a wooden toothpick in a paper wrap too.

That’s one meal, for one person, and this shop has a 30-45 minute wait at peak hours - they probably sell a few thousand of these every day.

The virtue signalling from Western countries is beyond ridiculous. No-one in Asia is cutting down on plastic use, and no-one here gives one shit about “climate change”. Oh and Vietnam has 4X the population of Aus.

I concede pollution is worse in SE Asia, but it is also noticeably improving as living standards do; not by eliminating soy sauce packets for your succulent Chinese meal..

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