Each bar is wrapped in cellophane, which are then wrapped in the normal outer packaging. To make the 4 pack, they simply took 2x two packs and put them on a cardboard tray,and then wrapped those.

I don't think I've ever gone through so much unwrapping for candy.

top 50 comments

sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[–] 132 points 2 years ago (2 children)
[–] 71 points 2 years ago (19 children)

i have recently become very aware of and disgusted by the the amount of plastic waste i make.

every single goddammed thing is covered in it. it's obscene and i am ashamed.

  • source
  • hideshow 19 child comments
  • [–] 28 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Don't blame yourself for something that is the fault of massive corporations.

    Not your fault there are few, good alternatives. By all means, if switching to more ethical products makes you feel better, don't let me stop you, but this is a problem that needs government regulation to solve.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    But the government regulation will never come without a LOT of voters feeling very unhappy, so perhaps don't tell people they shouldn't feel unhappy about the situation?

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • I guess I dodn't make myself clear. People should be angry, but they should point that anger at these massive corporations who keep distributing everything in single-use plastic containers, even when there are friendlier alternatives.

    People also need education about greenwashing and how to detect it.

  • source
  • parent
  • [–] 15 points 2 years ago (12 children)

    There are private companies that do recycle plastic film. I'm in the PNW and I use Ridwell, and it's helped a lot. I still aim for Reduce first, try to not use plastic when possible, but with food that's difficult. Reuse obviously, and then Recycle as my last resort, and Ridwell is good with that. If you're in the PNW and are interested, I think I have discount codes since I'm a member, just DM me if interested

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 12 child comments
  • load more comments (3 replies)
  • load more comments (3 replies)
    [–] 50 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Order literally anything from china. Each part in a Ziploc, then grouped in a Ziploc, in a box with bubble or balloon wrap, and/or styrofoam, then like 8 miles of yellow packing tape so you have no idea where to open from, and maybe another box or garbage bag layer with more tape, then the packing slip sleeve and more tape over that.

  • source
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • [–] 39 points 2 years ago (15 children)

    What did we package things in before disposable plastic became ubiquitous? I don't think I was alive then. Or did we just have a lot less small and single serving products?

  • source
  • hideshow 15 child comments
  • [–] 57 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (9 children)

    Wax paper, or just paper, or tin foil.

    Like Cadbury creme eggs used to just be wrapped in foil, now they're plastic. <- Apparently this is only in Canada since 2015. TIL.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 9 child comments
  • [–] 20 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    They're still in foil in the UK.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago

    Chocolate bars used to be folded aluminium foil and paper. Some still use those materials but now they weld (crimp with enough pressure?) the foil which is probably better for the product but OTOH it's slightly annoying because you have too little foil to re-wrap a bar you only took a little bit off of.

  • source
  • parent
  • load more comments (3 replies)
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 34 points 2 years ago (10 children)

    It also has alot of palm-oil in it so it is another reason to avoid it.

  • source
  • hideshow 10 child comments
  • [–] 21 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Fuck palm oil and any product using it, just like fuck nestle in general.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Even WWF doesn't think avoiding palm oil is a good solution. Not short term and definitely not long term

    https://wwf.panda.org/discover/our_focus/food_practice/sustainable_production/palm_oil/

    Palm is the most efficient crop for producing a wide range of fats. Replacing it with some other source of fat will require more land and water, and disrupt nature in another part of the world.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • load more comments (3 replies)
  • load more comments (2 replies)
    [–] 26 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Just eat it! What a waste! I mean, the stuff inside isn’t much better to be honest.

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] [B] 24 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    Support your local baker and chocolate shop instead, big corporations aren't your friend but your local small business owner could be

  • source
  • hideshow 5 child comments
  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Where I live normal bread like buns, sliced bread and baguette from my local baker are not more expensive than the grocery store, things like croissants and sausage/chocolate rolls are a bit more expensive but way better in quality however pastries and chocolate are disproportionately more expensive there so I still buy those at the store.

  • source
  • parent
  • hideshow 1 child comment
  • load more comments (3 replies)
    [–] 20 points 2 years ago
    [–] 19 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I bought one of these a couple weeks ago to try and I haven't wanted to buy another because of this. Which is a shame. They were delicious.

  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • load more comments (3 replies)
    [–] 14 points 2 years ago*

    I bought refillers for ball pen to "reduce plastic" and its packing has plastic equivalent of an entire new pen

  • source
  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    Man, you should see the Gansito packaging. Think about the Twinkie 2ct packaging where its wrapped in plastic with a cardboard tray to give it support. Thats fine. But Gansito goes an extra step. The whole package is wrapped in a foil bag. Inside it has a plastic tray, in which the individual cakes are wrapped in plastic. All this plastic for whats essentially 4 big bites of cake.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8e2gKAfuswY

  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • load more comments (3 replies)
    [–] 12 points 2 years ago (4 children)

    At least cellophane is plant based and will bio degrade

  • source
  • hideshow 4 child comments
  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    Whenever I'm hating myself for my single use weaknesses, I picture a nurse doing one blood test or bandage... In every room.... In every hospital... Everywhere.. and that's just healthcare which we give a pass for obvious reasons. If you want to project your self-hate onto others instead of using the exercise to chill out and be kind to yourself, you can even think of other industries like how much shit is coming out of some gun or Budweiser factory somewhere 🤷

  • source
  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    I'm curious how much plastic it actually is, if you say, melted it into a bead. It's hard to tell just by looking at a bunch of torn-up wrappers.

  • source
  • hideshow 6 child comments
  • load more comments (6 replies)
    [–] 7 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I ordered a lens filter for my camera, and couldn't believe the amount of packaging and plastic wrapping it came with. It was absurd to the point of lunacy. We're talking several boxes, something like four or five different plastic wrappers, etc. For a lens filter!

    It's almost like manufacturers are aware that consumers aren't "allowed" to use single-use plastic when getting groceries, so they double-down on their use for everything else!

  • source
  • hideshow 3 child comments
  • load more comments (3 replies)
    [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    We haven't been able to find a Walmart Pickup location that doesn't use way too many plastic grocery bags, so we finally got around to buying and using reusable bags, and it's so much better! I can actually bring in the groceries in one trip now. I'm never going back. IDK why the shoppers at Walmart insist on putting only 1 or 2 items in each plastic bag. I understand keeping some items separate for food safety, but this is ridiculous! I used to live close to my grandma who crochets plastic grocery bags into sleeping pads for unhoused folks, but we moved away from her and have no use for 20-30 plastic bags a week.

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    I’ve always wondered why they use so many as well! I assume it’s each group of items that a single shopper pulls goes into one bag and they have one shopper per like four aisles or something. I have nothing to base that on though, whatever it is it’s a ridiculous amount of bags.

    If you get delivery they will sometimes put three or four bags with a single item each all into another bag so they can carry it easier.

  • source
  • parent
  • load more comments (1 reply)
    [–] 6 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I ordered a load of network patch cables recently. They all came packaged individually in sealed plastic bags.

  • source
  • hideshow 2 child comments
  • load more comments (2 replies)
    load more comments
    view more: next ›