gigachadNov 14

Adding stickers to my fruit so it's harder to recycle

https://sh.itjust.works/post/49774126

Show threadhankeNov 14

How non-organic are those stickers?

What would happen if you just tossed the peel in organic waste with the sticker on?

Show threadBruncvikNov 14
My rubbish company told me not to throw them into the compost bin; that it’s better to put your peel onto regular rubbish if you can’t get them off.
Show threadhummingbirdNov 14
Yup these non removable stickers make the “complete packaging” regular rubbish by definition. Consider a supermarket/brand which uses removable labels.
Show threadBurgerBaronNov 14
I can’t recall running into paper labels on fruit before. Idk where OP lives or maybe I’ve just somehow dodged brands that do this up until now, wtf.
Show threadgigachad
This is Germany
Nov 14 at 9:14amWeb
Show threadPhil_in_hereNov 14

Wow, I expected this from the US, Canada, or the UK.

I thought having clear rules for an efficient society was Germany’s whole thing.

Show threadgigachadNov 14
The rule is “a banana from one brand must never be scanned as a banana from the other brand” lol. People rip bananas apart all the time and then always say it was the cheapest one at the cashier. So there is a need to put a sticker in every single unit.
Show threadskuzzNov 15
Look at fancy pants Germany over here with more than one brand of banana in a store.
Show threadgigachadNov 15
It’s usually Chiquita, a no name brand from the supermarket and a Bio variety (=organic). Sometimes there are baby bananas available, but they are expensive. But they are all the same species and all taste the same.