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Good ! Now we need to figure out how to stop packaging everything in dozens of layers of plastic ! I was amazed when I ordered deodorant from a company that t

Good ! Now we need to figure out how to stop packaging everything in dozens of layers of plastic ! I was amazed when I ordered deodorant from a company that tries to avoid plastic waste and I received it in an envelope made of several layers of paper (whereas most companies would have just used bubble wrap)

masklinn 7y ago
Japan is egregiously bad at this e.g. you buy a box of sweets / tea cakes / whatever, the box is shrink-wrapped, then the box contents is shrink wrapped (within the box), then the pieces are individually wrapped. There's a bit of a cultural logic (if you're sharing cakes you may want to know your colleagues / friends didn't put their paws on your piece) but it's maddening: https://madaboutmacarons.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Doriyaki-shop-800x430.jpg https://madaboutmacarons.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Dori.... They'll even individually shrink-wrap containers (bottom right of picture, they're shakers of gold leaf) (https://madaboutmacarons.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fukusa-mochi-gold-leaf.jpg https://madaboutmacarons.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fuku...)
amrrs 7y ago
I guess this is very important and also often overlooked whenever public policy makers talk about Plastic Ban. Where I live (India), It's only the Plastic Carry Bags are always targeted but what's forgotten is that almost everything that we buy - from Biscuit Packages to Shampoo Bottles - everything is just Plastic at different levels.
- praptak 7y ago
  I believe that the ban on bags isn't about plastic but rather bags themselves. They are easily carried away by wind, get stuck on trees, suffocate animals, etc.
mprev 7y ago
I’d love to know the name of that company. I’m buying 5 litre refills where possible but even when buying supposedly eco friendly products they’ve come wrapped in layer upon layer of plastic.
- on_and_off 7y ago
  I was a bit skittish about writing the name since my point was not to make an ad for them. It is humankind. I have just started using their product, so I have no opinion on it except for its packaging.

masklinn 7y ago

Japan is egregiously bad at this e.g. you buy a box of sweets / tea cakes / whatever, the box is shrink-wrapped, then the box contents is shrink wrapped (within the box), then the pieces are individually wrapped. There's a bit of a cultural logic (if you're sharing cakes you may want to know your colleagues / friends didn't put their paws on your piece) but it's maddening: https://madaboutmacarons.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Doriyaki-shop-800x430.jpg https://madaboutmacarons.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/Dori.... They'll even individually shrink-wrap containers (bottom right of picture, they're shakers of gold leaf) (https://madaboutmacarons.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fukusa-mochi-gold-leaf.jpg https://madaboutmacarons.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/fuku...)

amrrs 7y ago

I guess this is very important and also often overlooked whenever public policy makers talk about Plastic Ban. Where I live (India), It's only the Plastic Carry Bags are always targeted but what's forgotten is that almost everything that we buy - from Biscuit Packages to Shampoo Bottles - everything is just Plastic at different levels.

praptak 7y ago
I believe that the ban on bags isn't about plastic but rather bags themselves. They are easily carried away by wind, get stuck on trees, suffocate animals, etc.

mprev 7y ago

I’d love to know the name of that company. I’m buying 5 litre refills where possible but even when buying supposedly eco friendly products they’ve come wrapped in layer upon layer of plastic.

on_and_off 7y ago
I was a bit skittish about writing the name since my point was not to make an ad for them. It is humankind. I have just started using their product, so I have no opinion on it except for its packaging.