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minus-squarecollegefurtraderlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoMoisture. Sugar candy gets all sticky, and paper would never come off
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·11 months agoWaxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.
minus-squarecollegefurtraderlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoSome candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…
minus-squareGullibleOyster@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoYeah, 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
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2arrow-down1·11 months agoThe “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 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.