r/Anticonsumption • u/crackedp3pper • Apr 17 '23

This is insane. Plastic Waste

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No one needs this many body care products. And no one needs THIS many products to keep themselves clean. Large corporations tell us (mostly women) that we need to spend money on these "self care" products. They profit off of women's insecurities by telling us that in order to be beautiful, clean, smell nice, etc., we need to buy their products. But people literally do not need all of this to stay clean. What the hell.

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u/Moe3kids Apr 17 '23

I worked as a donations coordinator. In 2023, we received a Philosophy donation worth over $5k from a wealthy donor whose mother in law had recently passed away. It all expired in like 2016. Huge bottles of body wash and other items were just wasted. An entire line of Aquage hair products was in there as well. What amazes me are the elaborate sneaker collections in homes without proper furniture. Marketing is so powerful

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u/OkSo-NowWhat Apr 17 '23

Eh if they don't seem funky I'd still use them

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u/ThePhantomTrollbooth Apr 17 '23

Can’t hand out expired things as donations. 1) it’s just kind of a shitty thing to do, and 2) the charity can be held liable.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

Liable for what? Moisturiser not being at its most moisturisy doesn't cause damages that you could actually sue for.

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u/ThePhantomTrollbooth Apr 18 '23

Mold might. The policy is more important for food, but regardless, it’s not a good look for a charity to be handing out things that are expired.

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u/[deleted] Apr 18 '23

Even literally smearing mold over your arms and legs will not harm an otherwise healthy person.

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u/ThePhantomTrollbooth Apr 18 '23

“Woman accidentally covers herself in mold after visiting local food pantry” doesn’t make a good headline.

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u/wozattacks Apr 18 '23

Bacterial growth. Just because it’s not food for us doesn’t mean it’s not food for them. Lotions and other hygiene products contain preservatives to keep them at bay but everything has an expiration date.