• @FireRetardant
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    Just buy reusable mesh bags and stop wasting plastic to protect your produce for a 20 minute car ride.

    • no bananaOP
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      3711 months ago

      There’s no way I’m getting to my car when opening a bag is this hard

        • no bananaOP
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          611 months ago

          The joke is the same as in the picture. As in: since I’m having so much trouble opening this bag I will never get to my car because I’ll be stuck here trying to open this bag. Hope that helps!

    • @SiegeRhino
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      3211 months ago

      “just put the fruit in the cart” gang represent

      • @brlemworld
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        411 months ago

        Right? Just gonna wash it anyway

      • @Dicska
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        311 months ago

        Just dump all the loose blueberries into it.

        • @Death_Equity
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          311 months ago

          I put them in my pockets and hope I don’t bump into anyone.

    • @[email protected]
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      The “waste” is negligible; doing some napkin math, a 20 minute car ride accounts for 300 times higher carbon footprint than a plastic produce bag (can elaborate if you want). A reused mesh bag is going to be less hygienic and less convenient, and factoring in the higher footprint of production and distribution (produce bags come in packs of thousands) you would need to get a lot of reuse out of it to even be worth it. Considering impact of disposal, as long as you live somewhere that has sane waste disposal and doesn’t empty their trash into the ocean it’s not going to be significant either.

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        People need to get some perspective on plastic waste. I’ve seen no end of complaints about how my 3d printing hobby is responsible for climate change… In my country, we produce >200 kg of plastic per capita. My 1kg spool of vegetable-derived plastic is not to blame for passing 3°.

        • @[email protected]
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          511 months ago

          I think it’s just since it is a visible thing, and because alternatives are products you can buy and be seen using, it becomes a prime target for scolding and virtue signalling.

          • @[email protected]
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            411 months ago

            It’s like complaining about a phone charger being left in the socket when the windows are open with the AC on.

            Those produce bags weigh like 1/4 of a gram. Those produce reusable bags weigh like 30 grams. Most people lose or break, or toss the reusable produce bags before using them 120 times. It’s feel good bullshit for high consuming Whole Foods shoppers. And it’s a distraction.

            To be clear, I’m all for reusable grocery bags, and generally against single use items. But the produce bags are so thin and light, they’re probably the least problematic.

      • @brlemworld
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        511 months ago

        It’s less about the carbon and more about the fact that it doesn’t degrade. It’s plastic pollution.

      • DreamButt
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        311 months ago

        everything that helps helps

    • @halcyoncmdr
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      511 months ago

      Not all of those bags are the same.

      The produce bag rolls at most stores around me are compostable now. They are also breathable and will keep the produce fresh longer when left in the bag.

      • @[email protected]
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        211 months ago

        Compostable means they can be recycled, which isn’t as good as reusing, which isn’t as good as reducing.

        Reduce>Reuse>Recycle

    • @SocialMediaRefugee
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      311 months ago

      Best part is I can carry 2-3 fully loaded reusable bags vs 12 flimsy plastic ones that split and overflow.