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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