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This really seems like a solution that's looking for a problem. From the way it reads, these are the ones that are meant for produce. Most of the ones I see are

This really seems like a solution that's looking for a problem. From the way it reads, these are the ones that are meant for produce. Most of the ones I see are already compostable. Seems like a drop in the bucket compared to all of the plastic bags that are being used with the still increased level of take-out food.

bombcar 4y ago
Maybe it's just me, but I seem to remember (maybe false memory?) that 10,20 years ago the produce section was basically large piles of loose fruits and veg, and you would pick what you wanted. There would also be a few bags of potatoes, oranges, and apples, sometimes in a mesh bag, sometimes plastic. Now everything seems to be these damned individually wrapped plastic containers holding apples in some strange array. I first saw them at Costco and now they're everywhere. They're not even cardboard, they are plastic or styrofoam. Strawberries used to come in these little very thin plastic baskets that were mostly air, now they're in these massive plastic armor containers.
- AmVess 4y ago
  I've seen individually wrapped tomatoes in plastic armor box and then sealed in cling wrap. The amount of packaging is now bordering on the absurd. I guess they do it because people think they are getting a premium product which is just as absurd as the packaging. The proliferation of cut fruits in big plastic boxes makes me scratch my head. Cutting a melon takes a minute or so, and these cut boxes are easily 4-5x the price of cutting your own, and often not very fresh.
- darth_avocado 4y ago
  This. All “environmental friendly” laws tend to be performative at best. Most big stores in California now offer paper bags as an option, my guess would be more than half. This law is barely going to change anything. If I would change, I would force retailers to stop wrapping everything in plastic. It’s so obnoxious that sometimes when you have two loose lemons in the basket, the cashier will inevitably lecture you on putting it in a bag so that it’s easier to handle, and sometimes might outright pull a bag themselves from under the counter and put the lemons in them. The most hilarious part about this transaction is that each lemon has a little plastic barcode attached to it for scanning, and when you do put it in a bag, you have to pull the lemon out to scan it, making it harder to handle. Nothing makes sense anymore.
  - zackees 4y ago
- peteradio 4y ago
  > the produce section was basically large piles of loose fruits and veg, and you would pick what you wanted. That's still how it is where I live. You pick what you want, put it in a plastic bag (or not) and they (or you) weigh it at the checkout.
- RGamma 4y ago
  It's still like this in Germany, so probably no false memory.
  - nozzlegear 4y ago
    It's like this for myself as well in Minnesota in the US. It probably depends on state laws here, or maybe just the grocery store chain.
- dragonwriter 4y ago
  > Maybe it's just me, but I seem to remember (maybe false memory?) that 10,20 years ago the produce section was basically large piles of loose fruits and veg, and you would pick what you wanted. There would also be a few bags of potatoes, oranges, and apples, sometimes in a mesh bag, sometimes plastic. I live in California, and its still largely that way. The shelf space devoted to prewrapped things is pretty similar to 20 years ago in most stores (more than 40 years ago, though.)

bombcar 4y ago

Maybe it's just me, but I seem to remember (maybe false memory?) that 10,20 years ago the produce section was basically large piles of loose fruits and veg, and you would pick what you wanted. There would also be a few bags of potatoes, oranges, and apples, sometimes in a mesh bag, sometimes plastic. Now everything seems to be these damned individually wrapped plastic containers holding apples in some strange array. I first saw them at Costco and now they're everywhere. They're not even cardboard, they are plastic or styrofoam. Strawberries used to come in these little very thin plastic baskets that were mostly air, now they're in these massive plastic armor containers.

AmVess 4y ago
I've seen individually wrapped tomatoes in plastic armor box and then sealed in cling wrap. The amount of packaging is now bordering on the absurd. I guess they do it because people think they are getting a premium product which is just as absurd as the packaging. The proliferation of cut fruits in big plastic boxes makes me scratch my head. Cutting a melon takes a minute or so, and these cut boxes are easily 4-5x the price of cutting your own, and often not very fresh.
darth_avocado 4y ago
This. All “environmental friendly” laws tend to be performative at best. Most big stores in California now offer paper bags as an option, my guess would be more than half. This law is barely going to change anything. If I would change, I would force retailers to stop wrapping everything in plastic. It’s so obnoxious that sometimes when you have two loose lemons in the basket, the cashier will inevitably lecture you on putting it in a bag so that it’s easier to handle, and sometimes might outright pull a bag themselves from under the counter and put the lemons in them. The most hilarious part about this transaction is that each lemon has a little plastic barcode attached to it for scanning, and when you do put it in a bag, you have to pull the lemon out to scan it, making it harder to handle. Nothing makes sense anymore.
- zackees 4y ago
peteradio 4y ago
> the produce section was basically large piles of loose fruits and veg, and you would pick what you wanted. That's still how it is where I live. You pick what you want, put it in a plastic bag (or not) and they (or you) weigh it at the checkout.
RGamma 4y ago
It's still like this in Germany, so probably no false memory.
- nozzlegear 4y ago
  It's like this for myself as well in Minnesota in the US. It probably depends on state laws here, or maybe just the grocery store chain.
dragonwriter 4y ago
> Maybe it's just me, but I seem to remember (maybe false memory?) that 10,20 years ago the produce section was basically large piles of loose fruits and veg, and you would pick what you wanted. There would also be a few bags of potatoes, oranges, and apples, sometimes in a mesh bag, sometimes plastic. I live in California, and its still largely that way. The shelf space devoted to prewrapped things is pretty similar to 20 years ago in most stores (more than 40 years ago, though.)