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How do we package food products sustainably in coming decades? (lemmy.world)

submitted 3 months ago by j4k3@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I imagine all plastics will be out of the question. I'm wondering about what ways food packaging might become regulated to upcycling in the domestic or even commercial space. Assuming energy remains a $ scarce $ commodity I don't imagine recycling glass will be super practical as a replacement. Do we move to more unpackaged goods and bring our own containers to fill at markets? Do we start running two way logistics chains where a more durable glass container is bought and returned to market? How do we achieve a lower energy state of normal in packaging goods?

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[–] federalreverse@feddit.de 39 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Washing and reusing is much more environmentally friendly than recycling. It may be more expensive because of the current societal/legal environment but given the right incentives, it doesn't have to be.

[–] weeeeum@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

It would be amazing if a standard glass bottle was adopted. That way they can be collected, cleaned and reused by any beverage company.

[–] federalreverse@feddit.de 3 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

German beer/water/juice bottles are mostly standardized. There are some massive warts in the system unfortunately: The deposit is legally mandated but the bottles are private standards. Hence breweries/bottling companies are increasingly deviating from the standard bottles for marketing reasons. And there's a separate single-use flimsy-plastic deposit system used by discount stores which is very effective at collecting bottles for recycling but doesn't foster reuse.

However, I find it ridiculous that we're transporting all that water at all even though tap water here is at least as drinkable as the bottled water.

beer

The usual 0.5L beer bottle:

water

A couple of different types here, some 0.7L, some 1L, some glass, some plastic, but all multi-use deposit bottles.