The plastic world has won: 22 examples of how diligently people destroy the planet with plastic

Humanity is about to cross the point of no return, after which our planet will not be able to restore the natural balance and a global environmental catastrophe will occur. While a continent of garbage is drifting in the ocean, and scientists are puzzling over a safe way to dispose of billions of tons of plastic, manufacturers and sellers continue to pack goods with absurd generosity.

The desire to "show the product face" has turned the packaging into a destructive fetish, cluttering up our world with plastic of all shapes and colors. Indignant Instagram users share photos of packaging that makes no sense except to make the product more attractive and more weight. Truly, civilizations are fleeting - marketing is eternal!

"The seller used so much plastic to pack one ordinary candle"

"On the left in a small bag is my purchase. Everything else is the packaging in which it was delivered"

"Each plastic straw is separately packed in plastic and they are all packed in a common plastic bag. This is what an environmental provocation looks like"

"Selected large potatoes in piece-by-piece plastic packaging. But nature has long invented a protection called peel"

"How many packages do I need for two chocolate bars?"

"Buying a small wallet turned into a full basket of garbage"

The seller clearly doubts the strength of the coconut shell

The antivirus software manufacturer supplies the activation key in a plastic box for the disk, although the disk itself is not needed.

One container holds tablets from nine jars, but they still will not be made smaller, because they are more willing to buy a large package.

The medicine from 10 jars was not enough to fill at least one container

So much packaging would be enough to wrap a tiny purchase together with the buyer

Why pack a plastic bottle with oil in plastic?!

Another example is when the packaging is much larger than the goods

Surprise on the face is a natural reaction of the buyer to the mountain of packaging in which the thing that he holds in his hands was delivered

A small black bottle was delivered in a large box with a plastic seal

Ecological diversion called "5 in 1": five mini-bananas in one maxi-bag

The new "trick" of supermarkets - plastic cans

Is plastic mesh stronger than watermelon peel?

"I bought a dozen pencils online, which were delivered in two cardboard boxes. Unpacking and garbage removal took almost an hour. Such a purchase will be remembered for a long time"

Ecologist's nightmare - in every supermarket

What is the meaning of such packaging?

Attention: three layers of different plastic on one orange

What only we do not pack in plastic, for example, cans of canned fish