This is a great time to learn more about how to reduce your personal plastic use. Many local councils are putting on events & workshops - mine has programs for schools, online forums and workshops on making re-useable produce bags, as well as ongoing workshops on compost and food waste reduction.
That’s what I thought. How an event targeted at reducing plastic, organised by a nonprofit literally called ‘The Plastic Free Foundation’ can even be considered greenwashing is bizarre. This is not greenwashing; it’s fulfilling their mission statement. Either that person didn’t actually know what the word meant or they are, as you say, intentionally trying to create apathy through cynicism.
You’re exactly right. There was a very good episode of The Conversation’s ‘Fear and Wonder’ podcast recently that was based on this idea.