Dr. Farhana SultanaSep 6, 2023
This is an ancient tradition in many Asian countries, it’s not new. Jute, hemp, other natural materials used widely. Bamboos still make furnitures.
But the quick-fix climate solution-givers from capitalists present it as ‘novel’. What’d they think people used before plastics?🤔
#climatechange #climatesolutions #plasticpollution
Show threadDmitri ☕️

@farhanasultana I lived in Thailand for a few years and visited a few countries in Asia before COVID-19. While banana leaves are one of the methods people used to pack their food, it is certainly not the case now (unless it's a decorative statement). I think it's important to make that clear.

I really hope things have changed since for the better, but that's unlikely, given how dependent on disposable plastic the street vendors and grocery stores are: https://www.analog.cafe/r/plastic-thailand-2o1q

Plastic Thailand

Thailand’s product packaging is uniquely dense. Vendors provide more plastic utensils, bags and seals than in any of the sixteen countries I’ve been to during the past seven years. Even China. Market food is often given in small plastic sleeves which are skillfully wrapped with rubber bands and placed inside another small bag with handles.

Sep 7, 2023 at 3:11pmWeb
Show threadDr. Farhana SultanaSep 7, 2023
@analog_cafe Make what clear? That plastics have replaced ancient methods that still persist but are crowded out by plastics? And that these ancient methods are now being ‘discovered’ as novel when they are not entirely new. I think the rest of the viewers got both my points, so I’m not sure what you’d like me to make clear.
Show threadDmitri ☕️Sep 7, 2023
@farhanasultana @analog_cafe I agree with you. I missed the context of the quick fix solution givers.
Show threadDr. Farhana SultanaSep 7, 2023
@analog_cafe @analog_cafe gotcha