Tales in overpackaging
Apr. 23rd, 2009 07:16 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
gemfyreRememeber how yesterday I was talking about unneccessary waste? Here's an example.
UHT milk cartons used to be a case of unfold one edge, snip off the corner, pour your milk.
Now we have a plastic nozzle, a plastic screw cap, and a plastic ring pull that pulls off a bit of foil sealing up the milk. Completely unneccessary. Sure, it makes pouring neater/easier - but at what cost?
There also seems to be less emphasis on flattening the cartons before throwing them out. Most cartons don't even have the bottom unfoldable bits anymore to make flattening even more easy.
UHT milk cartons used to be a case of unfold one edge, snip off the corner, pour your milk.
Now we have a plastic nozzle, a plastic screw cap, and a plastic ring pull that pulls off a bit of foil sealing up the milk. Completely unneccessary. Sure, it makes pouring neater/easier - but at what cost?
There also seems to be less emphasis on flattening the cartons before throwing them out. Most cartons don't even have the bottom unfoldable bits anymore to make flattening even more easy.
