I mean… we were moving grain around before the invention of plastic, no? Let’s say around WW1 time. It’s post industrial revolution, but before plastic. What’

I mean… we were moving grain around before the invention of plastic, no? Let’s say around WW1 time. It’s post industrial revolution, but before plastic. What’s wrong with glass? Painted glass if light is a issue. Or metal can for unique use? Heck. Terracotta or whatever that’s called in English worked for millenniums, no? It can seal good enough. I know nothing about the subject. But I do like glass container a lot so that what I use at home. I have large, medium and small ones. Some are dark for stuff that don’t like light. I live in a place build on cockroaches, and they don’t get in. But I kinda see your point in term of logistic / distribution… But I persist : I think we became lazy. People could bring their empty container to the shop and fill them. But… that’s a tiny use of plastic I guess ? That shit is so convenient and handy. We should use it for exceptional occasion rather than being that cheapo disposable material. Edit : Re: mesuring. I’ve been to hippie shop where if you bring a outside container, they tar it before pouring the exact quantity of lentil / rice / whatever you decided to buy that day. If you need 200g only you can. If you want 2kg, here you go. Witch remind me: those big ol bag of the depresssion era for flour? They seems to work fine. Same for the 5kg bag of rice in fabric you find in « ethnic » store