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It’s very likely that if you look around right now, you’ll see at least a few plastic items nearby. (Unless you enjoy reading Bored Panda in the serenity of a forest or some other place yet unspoiled by a human’s touch.) That is because nowadays plastic is everywhere around us, from gadgets to school supplies, decor items, and furniture, among many other things. As a matter of fact, we use it so much that global plastic consumption has increased six-fold since the 1980s.

We put our food in plastic boxes, things in plastic bags, even cover ourselves with plastic if need be (a poncho on a rainy day can surely come in handy). While these plastic items can be reusable, some can’t; and to make matters worse, they might also be completely unnecessary. Today, we have listed pictures of some of the most excruciatingly useless plastic packaging, which you can find below; but beware, they might make you reasonably upset with where the world is headed.

In order to learn more about plastic and its impact on the environment, Bored Panda got in touch with an expert in plastics production and processing, Professor at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada, John Vlachopoulos, and he was kind enough to answer a few of our questions. You will find his thoughts in the text below.

The absurdity of such packaging is often summed up in jokes saying “if only there was a natural way to safeguard this item” and referring to a peeled banana covered in plastic wrap; and unfortunately, there are quite a few examples of such packaging.

Fruits and vegetables peeled of their natural protective layer only to be covered in an artificial one doesn’t really make sense, right? It’s not cheaper, it’s not more environmentally friendly, or more delicious, so why are they sold like that?

Well, there is one solid reason for the pre-peeled or pre-cut and then packaged foods. It’s important to note that some people, the elderly or the disabled community, for instance, do benefit from such items, as they might find it difficult to peel or cut fruits and vegetables themselves. Yet, unfortunately, it’s not only food that tends to be wrapped in plastic, and often, quite excessively.

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    This Is How I Received My New Sim Card In The Mail

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    Plastic Packaging For A CD Disk, But Without A CD Disk In It

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    Phoenix
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Hmm, if only there were a small card-like material the same information could be printed on

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    Professor Emeritus at the Department of Chemical Engineering at McMaster University in Ontario, Canada and expert in plastics production and processing, John Vlachopoulos, suggested that excessive packaging is most commonly used for marketing purposes.

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    “Excessive and fancy packaging makes products appear of higher quality than they really are,” he told Bored Panda in a recent interview. “Such packaging materials are frequently thrown away, and they end up in rivers, lakes and oceans. They are not really recyclable.”

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    Ordered 20 Iron Nails. They Came Individually Packed In Plastic

    Ordered 20 Iron Nails. They Came Individually Packed In Plastic

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    Phoenix
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Who wants to have to unwrap individually packages nails anyway? I want mine thrown in a box so I can just grab one when I need one.

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    Individually Wrapped Peppers That Are Used For Salad And Pre-Cut Into 1/4s Just To Have To Be Cut Again Into Smaller Pieces

    Individually Wrapped Peppers That Are Used For Salad And Pre-Cut Into 1/4s Just To Have To Be Cut Again Into Smaller Pieces

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    SCP 4666
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Sometimes there are articles about how to avoid plastic and how we need to reduce plastic usage. Yeah dude, we're lost. Deal with it

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    The fact that a large portion of plastic packaging can’t be recycled makes it a problem of unfathomable gravity, considering the amount of such plastic that is thrown away. Data provided by WRAP, a climate action NGO, shows that roughly 141 million tons of plastic packaging is produced globally each year, which has to end up somewhere.

    As Prof. Vlachopoulos pointed out, it often ends up in rivers, lakes, and oceans, endangering all sorts of aquatic species. (To make matters worse, according to WRAP, plastic production, use, and disposal affects air pollution, too, by contributing to carbon emissions by 1.8 billion tonnes annually.)

    According to Plastic Oceans International, a US-based non-profit, roughly ten tons of plastic are dumped into our oceans every year. To put it into perspective, that’s a garbage truck load of it every minute.

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    HelloFresh Packed 5 Cloves Of Garlic Separately In 5 Plastic Bags

    HelloFresh Packed 5 Cloves Of Garlic Separately In 5 Plastic Bags

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    René Sauer
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In Germany Hello fresh usually just threw everything loose into the bag. So I occasionally missed some really small ingredient xD

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    #7

    Disposable Masks In Styrofoam And Plastic Wrap For $1 Only

    Disposable Masks In Styrofoam And Plastic Wrap For $1 Only

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    Mr. Nurse Man
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The styrofoam is entirely unnecessary. But if you’re selling masks, having them individually wrapped keeps them free of being contaminated by other people touching them.

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    Reusable Bag... Sold Inside Styrofoam Tray And Plastic Wrap

    Reusable Bag... Sold Inside Styrofoam Tray And Plastic Wrap

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    Plastic Oceans International also revealed that as much as half of the plastics produced every year are made for single-use purposes. That means they are used for a few brief seconds, but then left—be it in an ocean, a landfill, or elsewhere—for hundreds of years to come.

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    Unfortunately, basically everyone—myself included—is adding to the problem of the baffling amount of plastics, and other packaging materials, that are discarded every year. Back in 2021, EU reports estimated that every inhabitant of 27 European Union Member States and some non-EU member countries, generated roughly 189 kilograms of packaging waste.

    Paper and cardboard reportedly comprised the largest part of such packaging waste, adding up to 34.0 million tons in 2021, followed by plastics (16.1 million tons) and glass (15.6 million tons).

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    Packaging For Pre-Peeled Bananas

    Packaging For Pre-Peeled Bananas

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    Why Is The Ocean Filling Up With Plastic?

    Why Is The Ocean Filling Up With Plastic?

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    SuperChicken
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I could be wrong, but the shape looks like mangos (or, mangoes)? If so, who puts them in a container like that? And, why?

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    Considering that each and every one of us contributes to the problem of (plastic) waste, we can at least determine the extent to which we are willing to do it (even if fully withdrawing from using plastic nowadays is close to impossible).

    According to John Vlachopoulos, even though boycotting such things as excessive plastic packaging can be quite difficult to implement, reducing the consumption of plastic—or everything else, for that matter—can be a good idea.

    But the expert emphasized that the solution to the global problem is not only reducing consumption, but—most importantly—minimizing the impact on the environment; and one of the ways to do it is recycling.

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    “In Norway the plastic water (PET) bottles are over 97% recycled, while in the EU about 60% and about 30% in the USA. People should stop throwing cigarette butts in the streets, too, as they will end up in lakes, rivers, and oceans,” he pointed out.

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    Coles Need To Get It Together. A "New" Pointless Plastic Product. 5 Individual Plastic Bottles Wrapped In Plastic

    Coles Need To Get It Together. A "New" Pointless Plastic Product. 5 Individual Plastic Bottles Wrapped In Plastic

    We can recycle as much as we like, but as long as corporations don't change, we don't stand a chance. This planet is doomed.

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    Mimi La Souris
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    these plastics are recycled, not recyclable, they end up burning as combustive by cement plants

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    #13

    Saw Somebody Post A Pic Of Plastic-Wrapped Potatoes. I Raise To You, Plastic-Wrapped Coconuts

    Saw Somebody Post A Pic Of Plastic-Wrapped Potatoes. I Raise To You, Plastic-Wrapped Coconuts

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    Mark
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Why? It’s not like coconuts would be contaminated when in the shell

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    #14

    14 Pieces Of Unnecessary Packaging And "Freebies" For A Tiny 15 Ml Spray From Paco Rabanne

    14 Pieces Of Unnecessary Packaging And "Freebies" For A Tiny 15 Ml Spray From Paco Rabanne

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    Dr. Vlachopoulos continued to note that it’s not only the visible items, such as said cigarette butts and truck loads of trash, that end up in bodies of water, but small plastic particles, too. That’s why he emphasized that things such as minimizing microplastics from washing machines can have an impact on the level of water pollution.

    “I recently bought a washer-dryer, and the dryer has a screen for collecting lint. There is no trap for the microplastics shedding each time I wash my clothes, though,” the expert shared.

    “About 30% of microplastics in the oceans and lakes are from washing clothes, 30% from car tires. There are some contraptions that can be applied to laundry machines, but they’re difficult to find and use. Legislation by governments is needed; no washing machine should be sold without a trap for microplastics.”

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    Ordered 5 Nail Polishes From Amazon

    Ordered 5 Nail Polishes From Amazon

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    Robert T
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Either you placed 5 separate orders, possiblty to 5 different suppliers, or you managed to pick items which came from different warehouses. Amazon are actually quite good at minimising the number of packages. Where they fall down is often the size of the box, as they only have so many different sizes. I would have expected those to come in an envelope type box rather than a traditional boxy box.

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    Individually Wrapped Gummy Bears

    Individually Wrapped Gummy Bears

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    Phoenix
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    No, no, no. Gummy bears are meant to be eaten by the handful. Why should you have to unwrap each one in order to make a handful? This is so wrong!

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    Hypocrites At Sobeys Grocery Store In Halifax, Nova Scotia

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    Even if they don’t have a microplastic-catching contraption on their washing machines, people understand the severity of the microplastic problem. Statistics show that the vast majority of them—83% to be exact—strongly or somewhat agree that such particles pose a serious environmental issue.

    Nowadays, people seem to be more and more mindful of their impact on the environment in general, as well as willing to take action personally to combat related challenges.

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    Fruits That Are Already Protected Naturally, Wrapped In Plastic

    Fruits That Are Already Protected Naturally, Wrapped In Plastic

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    This Is How We’re Suffocating The Earth In Plastic

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    If Only Nature Would Find A Way To Cover These Tomatoes So We Wouldn't Waste So Much Plastic On Them

    If Only Nature Would Find A Way To Cover These Tomatoes So We Wouldn't Waste So Much Plastic On Them

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    The director of the food waste program at the Natural Resources Defense Council, Elizabeth Balkan, pointed out that lately, there have been powerful shifts in consumer awareness regarding single use-items, such as straws and bags.

    “People are starting to see that the dependence we've formed on these things—we can undo it, if we wish to. And not having them—it might not make our lives any harder or more complicated; it could even make them much better,” she told National Geographic.

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    Ordered A Replacement Bolt From Trek, This Is The Amount Of Packaging It Came In

    Ordered A Replacement Bolt From Trek, This Is The Amount Of Packaging It Came In

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    Why Is There So Much Packaging For A Single Claritin? Isn't This Wasteful?

    Why Is There So Much Packaging For A Single Claritin? Isn't This Wasteful?

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    It’s not only individual effort that is changing the situation one straw at a time, as entire countries are taking action to combat the problem, too; and it seems to be working (to some extent, at least).

    Green News reports that more than 100 countries now have full or partial bans on single-use plastic bags. In the nearly a decade between 2010 and 2019, the number of public policies seeking to phase out plastic carryout bags has tripled.

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    Not Only Is It Egregious, But It's Infuriating

    Not Only Is It Egregious, But It's Infuriating

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    My School Started An Eco-Friendly Project By Giving Out Apples To Students

    My School Started An Eco-Friendly Project By Giving Out Apples To Students

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    According to Prof. John Vlachopoulos, the old adage ‘reduce, reuse, recycle’ is always modern, which is why caring for the environment shouldn’t be just a short-term trend.

    If you’re looking for ways to help make our planet a more livable place for both humans and other species likewise, or if you would like to learn more about the wonderful eco-friendly initiatives out there, check out Bored Panda’s piece on a community dedicated to environmentally friendly matters to find both.

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    Anti-Plastic Book Wrapped In Said Plastic

    Anti-Plastic Book Wrapped In Said Plastic

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    This Aluminum Can Comes Wrapped In Plastic

    This Aluminum Can Comes Wrapped In Plastic

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    Ordered 150 Washers. This Is How They Were Packaged

    Ordered 150 Washers. This Is How They Were Packaged

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    My Eco-Friendly Packaged Toothpicks Are Individually Wrapped In Plastic

    My Eco-Friendly Packaged Toothpicks Are Individually Wrapped In Plastic

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    #31

    These "Save Our Planet" Cups Are Individually Sealed In Plastic At Our Hotel

    These "Save Our Planet" Cups Are Individually Sealed In Plastic At Our Hotel

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    Averysleepypanda
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is required due to safety precautions (hygiene related) so I don't think this belongs here

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    Xfinity Was Giving Away Reusable Straws At An Art Fest. The Straw Is Wrapped In Plastic, Then Put In A Cheap Velvet Pouch, Then Wrapped In Plastic Again. Way To Save The Environment Xfinity

    Xfinity Was Giving Away Reusable Straws At An Art Fest. The Straw Is Wrapped In Plastic, Then Put In A Cheap Velvet Pouch, Then Wrapped In Plastic Again. Way To Save The Environment Xfinity

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    All Of This For One Purse (Cat For Scale)

    All Of This For One Purse (Cat For Scale)

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    Hello Fresh Sent My Carrots For One Meal In 8 Separately Sealed Plastic Bags

    Hello Fresh Sent My Carrots For One Meal In 8 Separately Sealed Plastic Bags

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    Surenu
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My downstairs neighbor gets Hello Fresh daily, and the packaging is really clogging up the recycling and paper bins. It's annoying.

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    Purchased A Year's Worth Of Zinc Tablets Online. To My Surprise, I Got 6 Bottles Instead Of 1. These Pills Must Be Pretty Big, I Thought

    Purchased A Year's Worth Of Zinc Tablets Online. To My Surprise, I Got 6 Bottles Instead Of 1. These Pills Must Be Pretty Big, I Thought

    Well... No. The bottles were 90% empty. All 360 tablets fit in a single bottle. What a waste.

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    Viktoria Tatarek
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I mean now you got free containers. My mother never throws away containers and uses them for storing stuff like spices.

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    #37

    Why Does This Garlic Have A Plastic Wrapper?

    Why Does This Garlic Have A Plastic Wrapper?

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    Heather Evans
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    As a garlic farmer, I would be embarrassed to sell this garlic bulb! It looks so dry and pitiful ..

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    Such A Waste Of Plastic

    Such A Waste Of Plastic

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    Lama
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    This is actually one of the few ones that isn't so bad. It turns out that by wrapping the peppers in plastic, they last a lot longer. Which means less waste, which means a lot of water, energy and fuel saved that would have been spent to grow those wasted peppers. Same goes for cucumbers, and some other fruit/veggies.

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    #39

    The Amount Of Packaging Amazon Used For A Single Box Of Brita Filters

    The Amount Of Packaging Amazon Used For A Single Box Of Brita Filters

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    Even My Toddlers Were Like "Father, This Seems Rather Egregious For Three Plastic Boards You Ordered At The Same Time From Amazon"

    Even My Toddlers Were Like "Father, This Seems Rather Egregious For Three Plastic Boards You Ordered At The Same Time From Amazon"

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    #42

    I Ordered 20 Books And All Arrived Individually Packaged. 3 Are Still Missing

    I Ordered 20 Books And All Arrived Individually Packaged. 3 Are Still Missing

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    #43

    My Chef Saved $2.50/300 Units If They Come Individually Wrapped. So I Spent The First Hour Of My Shift Unwrapping Them

    My Chef Saved $2.50/300 Units If They Come Individually Wrapped. So I Spent The First Hour Of My Shift Unwrapping Them

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    Phoenix
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm no mathematician but it seems to me that less materials used should be cheaper.

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    If Only Oranges Came With Their Own Protective Packaging So We Didn't Have To Use Plastic

    If Only Oranges Came With Their Own Protective Packaging So We Didn't Have To Use Plastic

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    M O'Connell
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    My grandmother started buying these when she no longer had the dexterity to peel them herself.

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    #46

    The Amount Of Packaging Required For Me To Buy The Additional Equipment I Need To Use My iPhone

    The Amount Of Packaging Required For Me To Buy The Additional Equipment I Need To Use My iPhone

    All of this would have come in the phone’s box five years ago, but Apple decided to stop including them to cut down on packaging and waste.

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    Brixjus
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I work selling smartphones and most people already have the accessories. Even if it seems like exessive packaging for those that need the earphones and charger, this is still saving materials. I think even ten small cardboard boxes must be better than a perfectly good charger landing in a landfill with all its plastic and metals.

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    The Amount Of Unnecessary Plastic That This Toy Package Has

    The Amount Of Unnecessary Plastic That This Toy Package Has

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    This Needlessly Large Packaging For A 20 Mm Sized Micro SD Card

     This Needlessly Large Packaging For A 20 Mm Sized Micro SD Card

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    Costco Sells A Tiny Sachet Of Saffron In A Bulk-Sized Spice Container

    Costco Sells A Tiny Sachet Of Saffron In A Bulk-Sized Spice Container

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    MotherofGuineaPigs
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    It is packed the way all the spices for that brand. The saffron in that bottle is $500 per gram.

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    #50

    Why? For What Reason? To What Possible Advantage?

    Why? For What Reason? To What Possible Advantage?

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    M O'Connell
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I see this in the USA, its often because the original product is from overseas and doesn't meet the labeling requirements for sale here. The outer package gets a compliance label put on it. Kewpie Mayonnaise is an example that comes to mind. US-compliance packaging over the original Japanese package.

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    #51

    This Is How They Send My Contacts. Every. Year

    This Is How They Send My Contacts. Every. Year

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    #52

    Ordered 27 Books From Amazon In A Single Order. Got 27 Boxes With 1 Book Each Delivered

    Ordered 27 Books From Amazon In A Single Order. Got 27 Boxes With 1 Book Each Delivered

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    #53

    Picked Up An Order From Walmart That Had 50 Items. Every Single Item Came In Its Own Plastic Bag No Matter Its Size

    Picked Up An Order From Walmart That Had 50 Items. Every Single Item Came In Its Own Plastic Bag No Matter Its Size

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    #54

    These Peeled Avocados Are Wrapped In Plastic

    These Peeled Avocados Are Wrapped In Plastic

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    eyaggelos roxamis
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    People buy peeled avocados and they wonder about plastic use. Buy your fruit from a grocery store not the internet you couch potato. If a avocado is peeled it turns black very soon. That's the case.

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    #55

    Seen At Target - 2 Apple Slices X 6 Plastic Bags, In A Plastic Box

    Seen At Target - 2 Apple Slices X 6 Plastic Bags, In A Plastic Box

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    Averysleepypanda
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    These are meant to pack in lunches and stuff. Don't necessarily agree with it, but it does have an intended use

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    #56

    I’m So Glad That My Fragile Gloves That I Ordered With Something Else Came With Padding

    I’m So Glad That My Fragile Gloves That I Ordered With Something Else Came With Padding

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    Jay Scales
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently bought a towel that came padded into a box & extra plastic - cos towels are notoriously breakable, right?

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    #57

    This Store Individually Wraps Eggplants In Plastic

    This Store Individually Wraps Eggplants In Plastic

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    Surenu
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I recently landed a new job in a grocery store. Our normal cucumberes come without packaging. The eco-friendly, organically grown (and thus more expensive) cucumbers come wrapped in plastic. This does have a reason, as otherwise the two are visually indistinguishable and I have to know when to put what PLU in so I can charge the customer more. It's a bad reason, I know, but it's a reason.

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    #58

    My Daughter Got An American Girl Kitchen For Christmas. 40+ Pieces All Individually Wrapped In Non-Biodegradable Plastic

    My Daughter Got An American Girl Kitchen For Christmas. 40+ Pieces All Individually Wrapped In Non-Biodegradable Plastic

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    Dippin Dot
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Makes the fulfillment process easier if the person putting the kit can grab a plastic bag vs a tiny screw (and yes, that is what happens for these kinds of kits... people manually put them together which is why there are sometimes missing/extra parts). Just wait till he hears about LOL Dolls!

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    #59

    Bananas Now Need Packaging It Seems

    Bananas Now Need Packaging It Seems

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    #60

    Why So Much Plastic

    Why So Much Plastic

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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    they are really cute tho :) and good for sharing you can reuse the big box after u give ppl the mini ones

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    #61

    The Amount Of Plastic Bubble Packaging Amazon Used To Ship Me Padded Envelopes

    The Amount Of Plastic Bubble Packaging Amazon Used To Ship Me Padded Envelopes

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    BlackestDawn
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    In many cases it's not just about protecting the contents but also about it not shifting inside the box.

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    #62

    Every Wrapper Holds Three Smaller Wrappers That Each Contain 6 Individually Wrapped Candies

    Every Wrapper Holds Three Smaller Wrappers That Each Contain 6 Individually Wrapped Candies

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    Phoenix
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    When I was a kid there were 4 smaller wrappers, each containing 6 individually wrapped candies.

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    #63

    Individually Wrapped Vegetables In A Vietnamese Supermarket

    Individually Wrapped Vegetables In A Vietnamese Supermarket

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    Marlowe Fitzpatrik
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    And here I am, actually avoiding the vegetables with plastic-wrapping wherever possible and then I see this and think "why bother..." :-(

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    #64

    If Only Oranges Came Into Naturally Crafted Packaging

    If Only Oranges Came Into Naturally Crafted Packaging

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    M O'Connell
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I would imagine "without treatment" means these haven't been sprayed with an anti-fungal agent, and the packaging is to help preserve them in the absence of that treatment.

    #65

    My Father Ordered 15 Fence Posts… Legends Tell Of A Second Truck, Out There Somewhere Going To Deliver The Last One

    My Father Ordered 15 Fence Posts… Legends Tell Of A Second Truck, Out There Somewhere Going To Deliver The Last One

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    The Amount Of Plastic Wasted On The Packaging Of This Knife

    The Amount Of Plastic Wasted On The Packaging Of This Knife

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    Plastic-Wrapped Drinks At My Local Grocery Store

    Plastic-Wrapped Drinks At My Local Grocery Store

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    Some Sort Of Chip My Coworker Received

    Some Sort Of Chip My Coworker Received

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    Sans Serif
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Small expensive components/parts are easily broken and lost -- packaging size is often their only defense...

    #69

    Am I Crazy For Thinking This Is Ridiculous?

    Am I Crazy For Thinking This Is Ridiculous?

    And before anyone says “produce goes in little plastic bags anyway” - this particular market’s bags are all biodegradable and offer only paper bags at checkout counters.

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    ShellsBells
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    1 year ago (edited) DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    You shouldn't husk corn until you're ready to cook it. Edit-spell check

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    #70

    Hundreds Of Single, Overpriced, Individually Wrapped And Stickered, For $2 Each At Coles… Just What Struggling Families Need This Easter (More At Entry And Counters Too)

    Hundreds Of Single, Overpriced, Individually Wrapped And Stickered, For $2 Each At Coles… Just What Struggling Families Need This Easter (More At Entry And Counters Too)

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    Huddo's sister
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    11 months ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    The amount of packaging is definitely not 'down down, and staying down'!

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    The Cafeteria At My Job Just Started Packaging All The Fruit

    The Cafeteria At My Job Just Started Packaging All The Fruit

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    #72

    Yeah, Definitely Needed Two Separate Boxes

    Yeah, Definitely Needed Two Separate Boxes

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    #73

    The Amount Of Packaging For One Of These

    The Amount Of Packaging For One Of These

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    CORGI QUEEN
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    yeah i've purchased these before. it wasn't muy bueno it was vale

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    #74

    Every Utensil Individually Wrapped When They’re Just Gonna Be Washed Before Use Anyways

    Every Utensil Individually Wrapped When They’re Just Gonna Be Washed Before Use Anyways

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    digitalin
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    I'm guessing it's to protect the finish? Also: I have this exact silverware set!

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    #75

    Sliced Onions In Plastic Packaging

    Sliced Onions In Plastic Packaging

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    deejak
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    1 year ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

    Well, if nitrogen replaced oxygen, at least they'll stay fresh. But how lazy are you?

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    #76

    To "Package Thoughtfully" And "Reduce Impact"

    To "Package Thoughtfully" And "Reduce Impact"

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