Tesco's Laser-Etched Avocados to Save on Packaging Waste - Core77
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"Laser avocado" sounds like a Doritos flavor, but it's actually a packaging technique being trialed by Tesco. In a bid to reduce packaging waste, the UK supermarket chain is laser-etching avocados rather than using barcode stickers. And for their avocado products that come in twin packs, they're ditching the plastic

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/16216407

I’m sharing this because any reduction in unnecessary packaging waste is good for the planet - and because I think laser-etching avocados is funny. 🙂

  • @Cort
    20•5 months ago

    That’s weird to see avocados in packaging. In my area they just stack them on a produce shelf like onions, no packaging or lasers required

    • @Zachariah
      12•5 months ago

      Do they have small stickers on them?

      • @Cort
        9•5 months ago

        Fuck, I forgot about that. Good point!

  • @[email protected]
    2•5 months ago

    But why!?

    Put them in a container and label the container TESCO WHATEVER FRUIT, no lasers required.

  • FiveEnglish
    1•5 months ago

    Laser etching doesn’t sound like a terrible idea.