Japan can package up all the snacks they want, they still use far less oil per capita than the USA.

Japan: Approximately 28% of all passenger kilometers are traveled by rail

United States: Rail travel accounts for only about 0.25% of passenger kilometers

Remember: when you drive your 30mpg car to work, 20 miles down the freeway, alone in your vehicle by yourself, you are burning over a gallon of refined petroleum product every single day. You can make a loooooot of plastic bags with that much oil.

Something like 95% of Americans get to work via automobile.

Isn't it 2/3 of a gallon plus any cold start inefficiency? But either way your point stands.

There’s something to be said for the amount of microplastics that end up in the environment. And also that the comparison isn’t only against the US, there are other countries that lead the way in plastic reduction.

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