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Im not sure if the article is implying that the practice is stopped or declining.
Except that plenty of out-of-cities places are still using glassware and "mutt-ka"/"mitt-ti" along roadsides, villages, etc. Also in India you can request what type of cup you want ... "paper-cup", "copper tumbler" , "brass tumbler", "metal tumbler", "mud or earthen cup"
Depends on location, sometimes they will have region-specific or at least paper cups or glassware.
I think the article isn't clear about the extent they are still used! Would be great to add that in. I first heard of these when Westerners were saying "why don't we use these instead of styrofoam?!" not considering the resource and disposal concerns that would come with mass quantities of earthenware
Old earthenware is needed as "grog" to create new earthenware so it is still much more recyclable than plastics.
I think in Japan they traditionally still use earthenware and ceramicware in cooking, though maybe not as single-use items.
We need more sustainable and recyclable industries. We generate too much fossil-fuel and petrochemical waste that we are drowning in plastics and pollution.
Yeah, definitely. Just that those recycling approaches need to be planned ahead of time.