The distribution of this bag of hi chewsGullibleOyster@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.world – 255 points – 12 months agoI mean technically I get at least 1 of each...14Post a CommentPreviewYou are viewing a single commentView all commentsNot sure if that's OT, but what stops such companies from packing with paper? All this plastic is just... 😦Moisture. Sugar candy gets all sticky, and paper would never come offWaxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.Some candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…Yeah, I guess if you wanted to reduce waste you could supply it as logs that get cut off from? That way there is at least less plastic per pieceThe "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer. Ideas for alternatives As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.
Not sure if that's OT, but what stops such companies from packing with paper? All this plastic is just... 😦Moisture. Sugar candy gets all sticky, and paper would never come offWaxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.Some candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…Yeah, I guess if you wanted to reduce waste you could supply it as logs that get cut off from? That way there is at least less plastic per pieceThe "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer. Ideas for alternatives As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.
Moisture. Sugar candy gets all sticky, and paper would never come offWaxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.Some candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…Yeah, I guess if you wanted to reduce waste you could supply it as logs that get cut off from? That way there is at least less plastic per pieceThe "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer. Ideas for alternatives As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.
Waxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.Some candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…Yeah, I guess if you wanted to reduce waste you could supply it as logs that get cut off from? That way there is at least less plastic per pieceThe "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer. Ideas for alternatives As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.
Some candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…Yeah, I guess if you wanted to reduce waste you could supply it as logs that get cut off from? That way there is at least less plastic per pieceThe "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer. Ideas for alternatives As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.
Yeah, I guess if you wanted to reduce waste you could supply it as logs that get cut off from? That way there is at least less plastic per pieceThe "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer. Ideas for alternatives As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.
The "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer. Ideas for alternatives As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.
Not sure if that's OT, but what stops such companies from packing with paper? All this plastic is just... 😦
Moisture. Sugar candy gets all sticky, and paper would never come off
Waxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.
Some candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…
Yeah, I guess if you wanted to reduce waste you could supply it as logs that get cut off from? That way there is at least less plastic per piece
The "wanting" seems to be the issue. Both with the consumer and the producer.
Ideas for alternatives
As long as we buy and companies sell, change will be extremely slow. Probably too slow.