The grams of waste per teaspoon of ketchup seems high.

What else has a super high packaging waste per consumable volume?

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        I think they mean the packaging. Micro SD cards usually come in a package that’s 10x the volume of the card, itself.

        Though, I’m not sure there’s a decent way around that one. It’s really difficult to ship and stock incredibly small products like that.

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            the large packaging is so they don’t grow legs and walk out of stores or warehouses. some retailers require larger packaging, plus those non-recyclable trackers embedded inside for anti-theft systems. some of those larger blister packs and hangers are comically large.

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          Same goes for Nintendo switch games, come in a case almost dvd box size for something the size not much different to a standard SD card

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          Why does the packaging need plastic though? It’s absurd to me that coffe cups and stuff have to be degradable and made out of wood/carton (which is a good thing). And yet for a product where it shouldn’t matter “hey let’s use as much plastic as we can for this packaging”.

          I’ve been keeping SD cards in a drawer unprotected for years and I have yet to see one break.

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            coffee cups

            You want to know the ridiculous thing about that - the coffee cup thing is a complete con. They can’t be recycled as paper/cardboard because they have a polymer coating to allow them to maintain their structure.

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      Individually package candy is a Japanese specialty, like, they seemingly pride themselves on how much they’re being wasteful.