I'd be likely to buy such things slightly more often, since I could eat a few and not waste the rest. The way it goes now is that i have packaging anyway that g

I'd be likely to buy such things slightly more often, since I could eat a few and not waste the rest. The way it goes now is that i have packaging anyway that gets thrown out, but half a box of cookies is likely to get thrown out as well. I recycle all of my plastic. I use enough reusable bags that I have to buy trash bags - the current batch is made from corn and is compostable. But through all this, I'm not sure that a responsible plastic being recycled or composted is any worse than throwing out actual food. Additionally, perhaps it would be easier for folks to control their eating with the packaging just because it takes so much longer to eat. My understanding is that the bubble packaging on pills helps to reduce suicide in a similar vein (it deters folks overdosing on pills, at least).