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sabreW4K3 ( sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al )  to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net · 2 years ago

Tesco's Laser-Etched Avocados to Save on Packaging Waste - Core77

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Tesco's Laser-Etched Avocados to Save on Packaging Waste - Core77

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sabreW4K3 ( sabreW4K3@lazysoci.al )  to Solarpunk technology@slrpnk.net · 2 years ago
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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
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      They don’t need laser etching either. Take a basket of fruits, put a label on the basket.

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          Except, you have to build the laser… And the assembly line…

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          Yes, the label is plastic or paper, but you’ll have 1 label (reusable) for 50 or however many fruits fit into the basket in shop instead of having every single one labeled.

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              That’s exactly how it works.

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