UX Designer and Strategist, MSHCI class of 2017, Day Dreamer, βTryingβ to Stay Fit, Love stories, now @ford. Views are my own and not associated with anybody.
Sitting here thinking about how many UX people focus on "delighting the user."
I don't think users sit there & think, "that was delightful!" People just want to book the flight, pay their bill, buy the shoes, etc.
Maybe we need less delight & more getting to the point.
Time of packaging materials to decompose:
Glass - 1,000,000 years
Plastic coffee pods - 500 years
Plastic water bottles - 450 years
Plastic straws - 200 years
Aluminum cans - 100 years
Takeaway coffee cup - 30 years
Plastic bags - 20 years
Cardboard - 2 months
Paper - 6 weeks