• ik5pvx@lemmy.world
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    2 days ago

    Food is not the only thing that gets packaged. The worst example that comes to my mind is the way they package microSD cards.

    • NaibofTabr@infosec.pub
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      Food is a reasonable target for biodegradable packaging because you don’t really expect the food to sit around for more than a year (for long-term food packaging you just wouldn’t use a biodegradable material).

      Packaging products that might have a long shelf life is more problematic. If the material breaks down in saltwater then it will start breaking down if someone picks it up with sweaty or recently washed hands.

      • JayGray91🐉🍕@piefed.social
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        Or probably in shipping containers. I assume the salty air on cargo ships would be an issue depending how the bulk of the product is stored while in transit