> It's empty virtue signaling if they retain some patent or otherwise contractually obligate their vendors to not share the technology
They've reduced waste more than most users on this site--including you and me--combined. But that's "empty virtue signaling" because they didn't hand their competitors a silver spoon? That term really has lost all meaning.
They've not reduced waste, they're just producing less waste than they were before. Meanwhile, the drop in the bucket they've "reduced" can't be repeated elsewhere across not only their industry but others, so it is a relatively unremarkable change.
>They've not reduced waste, they're just producing less waste than they were before.
reduce (n) - To bring down, as in extent, amount, or degree; diminish. synonym: decrease.
This is the worst kind of pedantic because it's also wrong. They have reduced waste production and they recycle existing waste. How is that not reducing waste?
They've reduced waste more than most users on this site--including you and me--combined. But that's "empty virtue signaling" because they didn't hand their competitors a silver spoon? That term really has lost all meaning.