Submitted 13 hours ago by gigachad@sh.itjust.works to mildlyinfuriating@lemmy.world
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Okay this may not be relatable for a lot of people who do not separate their trash into 4 different bins. But we have a dedicated bin for organic waste, we use it for energy production etc. The supermarkets but this little stickers on their fruit and veggies, they are similarly infuriating as stickers on non organic stuff.
Btw, teabags are biodegradable, the cord too?
The worst are the tags on clothes that inevitably damage the clothes
Just leave the stickers on the peels in the organic waste bin. It’s fine.
Are those stickers fully paper and no plastic?
Usually there tends to be a thin plastic film.
These stickers are usually edible, in my experience. But I ain’t ever seen one rip like a normal sticker when peeling them off as shown in OP’s pic so…
How non-organic are those stickers?
What would happen if you just tossed the peel in organic waste with the sticker on?
They’re non-harmful if you eat them, but They’re also not compostable and need to be removed before being disposed of
Clearly the answer is to eat the sticker.
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.
Yup these non removable stickers make the “complete packaging” regular rubbish by definition. Consider a supermarket/brand which uses removable labels.
Paper is organic. Just toss the peel in the bin, the paper sticker will decompose.
Ain’t nobody got for time for that
Just rip that specific section of peel all the way off and throw away. You’re still composting 2/3 to 3/4 of the peel and not eating any more time than necessary.
Huh? Two passes with a knife takes almost no time. Far quicker than trying to remove the sticker.
When I managed our compost as a kid growing up, we composted the stickers and they would break down faster then egg shells or cofee grounds. But that was 20 years ago and in the US.
They do make edible stickers with edible adhesives for produce… They’re usually not that sticky though
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Yeah I’had been wondering if the ink and glue in those stickers could be bad for the soil if you threw them in your compost. So as a precaution I throw them in the recycling bin.
Brunette6256@sh.itjust.works 13 minutes ago
Yeah. Been there I like to feed the peel to my chickens. But I don’t want to feed them the sticker.