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Spaniard here, from Madrid. A lot of fruit and veggies are sold here in prepackaged format (say, 5-6 apples or tomatoes) weighing below 1,5 kgs, specially onli
by pantulis 5y ago
Spaniard here, from Madrid. A lot of fruit and veggies are sold here in prepackaged format (say, 5-6 apples or tomatoes) weighing below 1,5 kgs, specially online shops.
I would not say it is the majority but it's absolutely usual. Most likely they will become bigger so as to weigh more than the limit.
- nivenkos 5y agoThey'll just sell it without packaging, and put it in paper bags. Dia/Amazon Prime already do this.
- remarkEon 5y agoWould still achieve the desired outcome of reducing plastic consumption, right?
- ceejayoz 5y agoPossibly. Larger containers may need to use thicker plastic to be more sturdy, so there's likely to be some trade-offs.
- Robotbeat 5y agoCould be at the expense of more food wastage.
- wibagusto 5y ago“food wastage” is not a real thing—non consumed food is perfect for composting and many other things. Organic materials literally cannot be wasted it gets 100% recycled. Single use plastic on the other hand takes the scenic route straight into the ocean…
- rad_gruchalski 5y agoAnd more food would get discarded and wasted. If one wanted to buy 1.5kg+ tomatoes, one would today. But people don’t.
- nicoburns 5y agoDo you not think most people would just use paper bags and still buy smaller quantities?
- rad_gruchalski 5y agoNo idea if most people but that’s what I do every time I visit an organic shop. I also bring my own bags. It’s not like it isn’t possible today.
- chefkoch 5y agoYou really think that you'll have to buy more than 1,5kg of tomatoes, so they don't have to change their packaging? This seems a bit unbelievable to me. Here in Germany the bio tomatoes in the supermarket are already in cardboard boxes, the normal one are often in cardboard with a plastic wrapper.
- pantulis 5y agoWoa, just checked my fridge and would you believe it, Amazon Fresh apples are now sent in cardboard boxes with no plastic wrapper!
- nicoburns 5y agoI think people will just use paper bags. That's what we all used to do anyway, and it worked fine. I think the heavy weight exemption is targeted at items like potatoes that people often buy in large bags.
- melenaboija 5y agoWhy would that happen?