▲ 225 ▼ A New Solar Panel Shield Made From Onion Peels Outlasted Industry Plastics in Tests (www.zmescience.com) submitted 9 months ago by GreeNRG@slrpnk.net to c/climate@slrpnk.net 13 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] whiwake@sh.itjust.works 31 points 9 months ago (1 child) RIP cheap onions permalink fedilink source hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 24 points 9 months ago (1 child) Nah they’re just going to extract the skin of the onion, and sell it to grocery stores with a plastic covering instead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] x00z@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (3 children) I see you're making a joke about it actually being worse for the environment. But serious answer: I think they'll be sourced from companies using bulk onions as an ingredient, who can now sell the skins for a profit, thus lowering the prices of those end products while keeping the prices of onions the same. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] modus@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago Ha! You think they'll lower prices just like that? You underestimate big onion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] whiwake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago The world no longer works on that “lower prices for the consumer” concept because consumers will pay whatever price you tell them to pay. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KarmaPolice@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago I think you mean raising the price of the end products, because they're a responsible company that is helping the environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] magic_lobster_party@fedia.io 24 points 9 months ago (1 child) Nah they’re just going to extract the skin of the onion, and sell it to grocery stores with a plastic covering instead permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] x00z@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (3 children) I see you're making a joke about it actually being worse for the environment. But serious answer: I think they'll be sourced from companies using bulk onions as an ingredient, who can now sell the skins for a profit, thus lowering the prices of those end products while keeping the prices of onions the same. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] modus@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago Ha! You think they'll lower prices just like that? You underestimate big onion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] whiwake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago The world no longer works on that “lower prices for the consumer” concept because consumers will pay whatever price you tell them to pay. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KarmaPolice@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago I think you mean raising the price of the end products, because they're a responsible company that is helping the environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] x00z@lemmy.world 19 points 9 months ago (3 children) I see you're making a joke about it actually being worse for the environment. But serious answer: I think they'll be sourced from companies using bulk onions as an ingredient, who can now sell the skins for a profit, thus lowering the prices of those end products while keeping the prices of onions the same. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 6 child comments replies: [–] modus@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago Ha! You think they'll lower prices just like that? You underestimate big onion. permalink fedilink source parent [–] whiwake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago The world no longer works on that “lower prices for the consumer” concept because consumers will pay whatever price you tell them to pay. permalink fedilink source parent [–] KarmaPolice@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago I think you mean raising the price of the end products, because they're a responsible company that is helping the environment. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] modus@lemmy.world 16 points 9 months ago Ha! You think they'll lower prices just like that? You underestimate big onion. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] whiwake@sh.itjust.works 5 points 9 months ago The world no longer works on that “lower prices for the consumer” concept because consumers will pay whatever price you tell them to pay. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] KarmaPolice@lemmy.world 2 points 9 months ago I think you mean raising the price of the end products, because they're a responsible company that is helping the environment. permalink fedilink source parent