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Obviously not all produce requires it but plastic allows fine control of humidity/moisture. The green onions I buy sealed in plastic last about 3 times longer t

Obviously not all produce requires it but plastic allows fine control of humidity/moisture. The green onions I buy sealed in plastic last about 3 times longer than those I buy without packaging. Food lasting a long time matters a lot to me, and many others, right now because I try to reduce my shopping trips as much as possible due to the pandemic.

Y-bar 5y ago
Can’t you put them in a reusable plastic/glass/metal/… container once you get home to make them last?
- superkuh 5y ago
  The ones that aren't packaged properly (ie, with plastic) are already losing weeks of storage time while in shipping and waiting at the grocer.
  - Y-bar 5y ago
    This law is not preventing airtight packaging in weights above 1.5kg and I bet that the store will still get these produce shipped in weights above that. So, what I understand what you are saying is that the hour or so of you picking it up at the shop until you put it in your fridge will result in "losing weeks of storage time", but I can't understand how that is possible. Can you explain?
    - superkuh 5y ago
      Throwing a bunch of produce together in large masses is generally a very good way of getting it to rot. Having it shipped, individually wrapped bundles in moisture controlled plastic bags, inside of larger containers, now that works.
      - Y-bar 5y ago
        Like this for bananas? https://challengesworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/banana-crates.png https://challengesworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/b... Or this for potatoes? https://ijrorwxhniojmj5p.leadongcdn.com/cloud/mrBppKjpRmmSnjponlor/Agriculture-Use-pallet-box-food-grade.jpg https://ijrorwxhniojmj5p.leadongcdn.com/cloud/mrBppKjpRmmSnj... Or this for onions? https://cdn.w600.comps.canstockphoto.com/onions-on-pallets-stock-photograph_csp22496393.jpg https://cdn.w600.comps.canstockphoto.com/onions-on-pallets-s... How many examples do we need? All I see is you asserting something not evident in the real world.
        superkuh 5y ago
        Yep. That's a good job picking out the most easily transported and stored produce. Of course you're failing to find photos of giant stacks of leafy greens for a reason.

Y-bar 5y ago

Can’t you put them in a reusable plastic/glass/metal/… container once you get home to make them last?

superkuh 5y ago
The ones that aren't packaged properly (ie, with plastic) are already losing weeks of storage time while in shipping and waiting at the grocer.
- Y-bar 5y ago
  This law is not preventing airtight packaging in weights above 1.5kg and I bet that the store will still get these produce shipped in weights above that. So, what I understand what you are saying is that the hour or so of you picking it up at the shop until you put it in your fridge will result in "losing weeks of storage time", but I can't understand how that is possible. Can you explain?
  - superkuh 5y ago
    Throwing a bunch of produce together in large masses is generally a very good way of getting it to rot. Having it shipped, individually wrapped bundles in moisture controlled plastic bags, inside of larger containers, now that works.
    - Y-bar 5y ago
      Like this for bananas? https://challengesworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/banana-crates.png https://challengesworldwide.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/01/b... Or this for potatoes? https://ijrorwxhniojmj5p.leadongcdn.com/cloud/mrBppKjpRmmSnjponlor/Agriculture-Use-pallet-box-food-grade.jpg https://ijrorwxhniojmj5p.leadongcdn.com/cloud/mrBppKjpRmmSnj... Or this for onions? https://cdn.w600.comps.canstockphoto.com/onions-on-pallets-stock-photograph_csp22496393.jpg https://cdn.w600.comps.canstockphoto.com/onions-on-pallets-s... How many examples do we need? All I see is you asserting something not evident in the real world.
      - superkuh 5y ago
        Yep. That's a good job picking out the most easily transported and stored produce. Of course you're failing to find photos of giant stacks of leafy greens for a reason.