Comment on Adding stickers to my fruit so it's harder to recycle

hanke@feddit.nu ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Warl0k3@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  They’re non-harmful if you eat them, but They’re also not compostable and need to be removed before being disposed of

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  • NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Clearly the answer is to eat the sticker.

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    • stephen01king@piefed.zip ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      If it’s hard to remove, just eat it along with the peel that is covered by the sticker.

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      • NABDad@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Exactly. The peel is a significant part of the banana. You wouldn’t want to waste it.

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• Bruncvik@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  My rubbish company told me not to throw them into the compost bin; that it’s better to put your peel onto regular rubbish if you can’t get them off.

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  • hummingbird@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Yup these non removable stickers make the “complete packaging” regular rubbish by definition. Consider a supermarket/brand which uses removable labels.

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    • BurgerBaron@piefed.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I can’t recall running into paper labels on fruit before, idk where OP lives.

      They’re all removable here.

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      • cheers_queers@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Very common in usa

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      • gigachad@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        This is Germany

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      • HubertManne@piefed.social ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        as said common in usa but I swear I saw a tech to like burn print things with peels to make these unnecessary. Feels like if it worked well enough we should be seeing it by now.

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      • Bruncvik@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Ireland

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    • Bruncvik@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I usually shop at Aldi, and their brand comes in plastic bags, with no stickers on the fruit. Still not ideal, but at least it’s easily separable.

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  • TheRagingGeek@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    I suppose the ecosystem enjoyer could just cut the part of the peel that is affected a rubbish only the affected portion. Still sucks though

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    • Bruncvik@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s what I’m doing. Of course, it’s easier with an apple when I clean it anyway, rather than a banana where all I have is hands and teeth.

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