• ynazuma@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Why TF would you package an avocado???

    Veggies need no packaging or laser etching for that matter

    This is cultural waste

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      5 months ago

      This legit feels like a scene from Idiocracy. “We tried giving the plants Brawndo… it’s the thirst mutilator!”

      Just don’t package them like every other sensible country on Earth.

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      5 months ago

      Eh, cucumbers for example having that plastic survive a lot longer which reduces waste (and makes logistics lighter which saves resources) which comes out as net benefit compared to what it takes to package them like that. I used to think the plastic was dumb but was surprised when I looked into it.

      Not sure what’s the cost/benefit with avocados, it’s probably different with every veggie. And now that I think about it, might depend on local situation. The source I read was Finnish.

  • KISSmyOSFeddit@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    Where I live, the Avocados just lay there without anything on them at all.
    The cashiers have a list with the register codes for all unmarked fruits and vegetables right in front of them, and anyone who’s worked there for more than 2 weeks knows them by heart.

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              5 months ago
              1. You don’t need to put literally anything on the avocado whatsoever, no sticker or anything.
              2. Are you seriously trying to say that building a bunch of fucking lasers and modifying assembly lines would be less wasteful that a tiny label which, by the way, does not need to be made of plastic.

              This is a pointless, wasteful novelty

                • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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                  5 months ago

                  How many different avocados have you seen in a single shop? In big supermarket there can be like 2 or maybe 3, small and big ones and the “premium” one with paper and/or plastic packaging sold for double the price for idiots

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          5 months ago

          Yes, the label is plastic or paper, but you’ll have 1 label (reusable) for 50 or however many fruits fit into the basket in shop instead of having every single one labeled.

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      5 months ago

      Most fruits and veg don’t need any packaging at all. At most for a few, a sticker with a segment to show the best ripeness color if they insist on branding that sum bitch.