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Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by pantulis on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:06AM (#28629330)
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.

Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by chefkoch on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:19AM (#28629522)
You 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.

Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by pantulis on Thursday September 23, 2021 @11:14AM (#28630366)
Woa, just checked my fridge and would you believe it, Amazon Fresh apples are now sent in cardboard boxes with no plastic wrapper!
Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by nicoburns on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:25AM (#28629605)
I 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.
Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by nivenkos on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:26AM (#28629611)
They'll just sell it without packaging, and put it in paper bags.

Dia/Amazon Prime already do this.

Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by melenaboija on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:32AM (#28629690)
Why would that happen?
Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by remarkEon on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:17AM (#28629495)
Would still achieve the desired outcome of reducing plastic consumption, right?
Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by rad_gruchalski on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:22AM (#28629570)
And more food would get discarded and wasted. If one wanted to buy 1.5kg+ tomatoes, one would today. But people don’t.
Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by nicoburns on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:24AM (#28629590)
Do you not think most people would just use paper bags and still buy smaller quantities?
Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by rad_gruchalski on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:50AM (#28629981)
No 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.

Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by ceejayoz on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:20AM (#28629530)
Possibly. Larger containers may need to use thicker plastic to be more sturdy, so there's likely to be some trade-offs.
Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by Robotbeat on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:21AM (#28629558)
Could be at the expense of more food wastage.
Re:Spain will ban selling fruit and vegetables in plastic co... by wibagusto on Thursday September 23, 2021 @10:30AM (#28629659)
“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…