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How do we package food products sustainably in coming decades? (lemmy.world)

submitted 7 months ago by j4k3@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml

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I imagine all plastics will be out of the question. I'm wondering about what ways food packaging might become regulated to upcycling in the domestic or even commercial space. Assuming energy remains a $ scarce $ commodity I don't imagine recycling glass will be super practical as a replacement. Do we move to more unpackaged goods and bring our own containers to fill at markets? Do we start running two way logistics chains where a more durable glass container is bought and returned to market? How do we achieve a lower energy state of normal in packaging goods?

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[-] Catsrules@lemmy.ml 2 points 7 months ago

Can regions support the population with local food growth.

You need good soil, and water and the right climate and space to do it. That is kind of why we went away from local food growth in the first place.

Currently were i live we have 4 seasons significantly. We have farmers markets in the Summer and Fall but all of that goes away in the Winter and spring because they can't grow food year round.

I guess we can now build out physical structures where you can grow inside where we can monitor and control everything. I don't know how that compares to traditional fields.

I just want to be sure this isn't a best intentions but unforseen super bad consequences.

We have also been spoiled with the variety of food we have everywhere. I can almost buy every type of food the world has to offer because of the huge transportation industry we have.

[-] BaldManGoomba@lemmy.world 1 points 7 months ago

Why I said less availability. We can also grow for 4 seasons indoors like you said and I implied. Especially if we get cheap electricity too. Long future we can super shrink the operation footprint size and all the inefficiency of sustaining a living creature and just grow the meat.

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