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Re:60% of home compostable plastic doesn’t fully break down,... by cycomanic on Saturday November 05, 2022 @03:19AM (#33478804)
That model has made a comeback several years back. I have friends who get vegetables delivered in wooden crates every week and return the crate at the next pickup. At a supermarket where my parents live, you can't get meat and cheese wrapped in plastic but have to get a container (admittedly a plastic one) that you then can bring every time.
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Re:60% of home compostable plastic doesn’t fully break down,... by happymellon on Saturday November 05, 2022 @04:17AM (#33479139)
A plastic container that you use more than once already halves your plastic consumption.
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Re:60% of home compostable plastic doesn’t fully break down,... by namdnay on Saturday November 05, 2022 @07:28AM (#33480437)
Depends on how thick the plastic is and how many times you reuse it. I’m guessing you have to reuse a Tupperware a good 100 times before you’ve saved vs Saran Wrap

(Of course the Tupperware has other advantages)

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Re:60% of home compostable plastic doesn’t fully break down,... by pixl97 on Saturday November 05, 2022 @12:45PM (#33483133)
Interesting you're getting downvoted for something that is absolutely true. Thin film plastics are exceedingly efficient. When you add in secondary energy effects like adding soap and water for cleaning the reused packaging, and 3rd order effects like food borne illness when you fail to do so properly, the plastic wins the energy game every time.

The discussion goes in to debates over energy use versus litter at that point.

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Re:60% of home compostable plastic doesn’t fully break down,... by happymellon on Saturday November 05, 2022 @01:36PM (#33483632)
I normally use my Tupperware about 100 times or so. And while I completely agree, I not sure if lots of thin is better or worse than one thick even if it ended up being used relatively the same compared to thickness.
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