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minus-squareEinar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·1 year agoNot sure if that’s OT, but what stops such companies from packing with paper? All this plastic is just… 😦
minus-squarecollegefurtraderlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 year agoMoisture. Sugar candy gets all sticky, and paper would never come off
minus-squareEinar@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 year agoWaxed paper, maybe? There has to be something better than this.
minus-squarecollegefurtraderlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 year agoSome candy comes in waxed paper, but wax is also a petroleum product so…
minus-squareGullibleOyster@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year 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-down1·1 year 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.
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.