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[-] Didros@beehaw.org 8 points 5 months ago

You would think that the abrasive nature of the salt would shave off more plastic than the plastic breaking down. I guess you need to keep track of how many earth quakes you get and how much you shake the container when you get salt.

[-] ryannathans@aussie.zone 10 points 5 months ago

Now I am just annoyed not everything has a plasticless alternative packaging

[-] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 9 points 5 months ago

And to think of how mad everyone got when everything was packaged in those 'heavy' glass bottles and jars, and manufacturers started putting everything into plastic because the glass was creating too much litter on the roads. Now here we are 30 years later and everyone is being killed by plastic.

[-] Rhaedas@fedia.io 5 points 5 months ago

manufacturers started putting everything into plastic because ~~the glass was creating too much litter on the roads~~ plastic was cheaper.

Fixed. It's always about profit.

[-] Shdwdrgn@mander.xyz 3 points 5 months ago

It's also lighter weight and thus cheaper to ship... But they promised that you totally couldn't tell the difference in taste to food products! (Everybody could tell the difference)