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[–] 39 points 2 years ago (3 children)

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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  • [–] 2 points 2 years 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.

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  • [–] 33 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    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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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)

    Some organic fruits or vegetables, e.g. cucumbers, have laser branding to distinguish them from their non-organic counterparts.

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  • [+] 3 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 16 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    They don't need laser etching either. Take a basket of fruits, put a label on the basket.

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  • [+] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    Except, you have to build the laser... And the assembly line...

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  • [+] 7 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
  • [–] -2 points 2 years ago (2 children)
    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

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  • [+] 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 child)
  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    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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