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Campaign of the 1970's[edit]

I am thinking about the 1970's which was incredibly important given the context of that era. Perhaps a stand alone article might be appropriate since this article speaks to a corporation. Flibbertigibbets (talk) 14:55, 18 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

(Prior advent and) Increased use of Disposable Products, plastics, and containers in the 1970's[edit]

When I read, and reread the article, it is missing the context of the day. It was a time when Milk delivery in glass bottles (soda delivery in glass bottles) diaper services were all becoming anachronisms. The cost of the container or product required efficient handling including recycling. Even the "girth" of beer cans (in terms of material usage) were quite different. Add to that the civic awareness regarding litter of the day. Enter companies with disposable products which in turn created a knock-on effect.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/nB9mTWPPJ4mDNS6wtV76bP/how-did-disposable-products-ever-become-a-thing

https://www.city-journal.org/disposable-products-environmentally-sound

I have to think of how to approach this a bit more; perhaps the article could use some context; appended to the statement below.

Keep America Beautiful's narrow focus on litter, and its characterization of litter as a consumer created problem, is seen as an attempt to divert an extended producer responsibility from the industries that manufacture and sell disposable products to consumers who improperly dispose of the non-returnable wrappers, filters, and beverage containers.[18] Flibbertigibbets (talk) 01:25, 19 November 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Litterbug Term Origins[edit]

I've added information about Alice Rush McKeon's 1931 book The Litterbug Family. The claim this term was invented in 1947 seems dubious given the 1931 date. Unfortunately the earliest source mentioning the book I can find is 1954. Is there any source mentioning this "others claim" about Gioni? Three cites are given, all to ad clips. Could that paragraph just be changed to reference the Ad Council without "teaching the controversy"? Oblivy (talk) 02:41, 22 August 2023 (UTC)[reply]

Controversy that isn't[edit]

This entry lends far too much credence to fringe views that an organization that is pushing an incredibly uncontroversial goal, and doing it very successfully, is in fact evil. 108.20.239.35 (talk) 01:52, 22 November 2023 (UTC)[reply]