How does not buying plastic disposable items/meat make a difference?

Question

This might seem like a stupid but aren’t they already made, waiting to be bought by someone else? How does not buying something make a difference?

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Answer 1

It’s the supply chain. If single use plastics sit on the shelf, the store doesn’t order more. If orders don’t come in, companies that make them, make less.

On the flip side, these single use plastics then don’t end up on landfills. They don’t end up as litter that will never biodegrade.

It’s not an immediate effect. It’s long term thinking that we need to use to get the full value of cutting as many single use plastics as possible.