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Surely the logical conclusion of that line of reasoning is to peel the oranges and chop the veges in a centralized factory somewhere else and distribute them us
by Nutmog 11y ago
Surely the logical conclusion of that line of reasoning is to peel the oranges and chop the veges in a centralized factory somewhere else and distribute them using a supermarket's existing efficient supply chain. Which is exactly what they did. [EDIT. Reading the label, they were were made in the same shop they're sold in.]
Hiring someone to come to your house and perform the job of a factory worker makes no economic sense at all if the same job can be done in an actual factory.
- AnkhMorporkian 11y agoIt's a matter of numbers. If there were only 10 people in the whole country who had problems chopping/peeling veggies and fruits, obviously it'd be far more wasteful to do it in a centralized fashion. If there were 100 million, obviously it's be far more wasteful to do it via individual helpers. The question is, where is that sweet spot, and how do we weigh the environmental consequences into that equation?
- Nutmog 11y agoYeah. The sweet spot moves closer to factory-made if the product can also appeal to regular people, like these oranges. Environmental consequences? What environmental consequences come from using a plastic container? That's a whole other argument, but as long as it's being landfilled not burnt, it's not doing any harm for climate change. Landfills are pretty safe places to store unwanted plastic without it affecting the environment. Making plastic consumes finite oil, but the more we turn into plastic, the less we have to burn, so that's good for climate change.