Nowadays, however, Americans have become obsessed with the engrossment of disposable products. Disposable silverware, dishes, everything. During thanksgiving, families use disposable aluminum trays to hold the food and then after, they are just thrown away. Over 25 billion dollars are wasted on packaging alone. To make matters worse, companies introduced TV dinners which consist of premade food in a typically plastic container that needs only to be warmed up and served, then eventually disposed of. This was reasonable back in the day for single mothers who were employed, however, the majority of families who used these had no legitimate excuse but were just simply enticed to dabble in the new facade. Back in the days, people were focused on products that consisted quality and durability, whereas now the focus is on
Nowadays, however, Americans have become obsessed with the engrossment of disposable products. Disposable silverware, dishes, everything. During thanksgiving, families use disposable aluminum trays to hold the food and then after, they are just thrown away. Over 25 billion dollars are wasted on packaging alone. To make matters worse, companies introduced TV dinners which consist of premade food in a typically plastic container that needs only to be warmed up and served, then eventually disposed of. This was reasonable back in the day for single mothers who were employed, however, the majority of families who used these had no legitimate excuse but were just simply enticed to dabble in the new facade. Back in the days, people were focused on products that consisted quality and durability, whereas now the focus is on