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The grams of waste per teaspoon of ketchup seems high.

What else has a super high packaging waste per consumable volume?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (1 children)

taco sauce packets at taco john's are a lot worse in the 'waste per packet per quantity of sauce' category.

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[–] EnglishMobster 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Not to mention that the packets almost surely are made of plastic. So the ketchup in turn almost certainly is loaded with microplastics.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

what isnt at this point?

[–] Zippy 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I would add straws themselves. People always complain about the paper straws that are ass, because they are. But straws themselves are. I don't think i ever drank anything and thought: you know what would make this drink better? A straw.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Idk man iced coffee without a straw just seems weird. Really anything iced, I just don’t want ice coming up to my teeth/lips/mustache when I drink it…but coffee especially.

I use (and usually have with me) reusable straws, but I hate when I’m out and about and get an iced coffee with a sip-spout.

Also, while on the topic, as a mustachio’d man, straws also prevent the beverage from getting trapped in my facial hair, or facial hair ending up in my drink.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

Condoms

(people here really don't understand jokes)

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Every sperm is sacred

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[–] snausagesinablanket 2 points 2 years ago

Packets of tears.

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