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There's now a place for shaming companies that use egregious packaging


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Excessive packaging is a massive contributor to global waste — and if governments won't call manufacturers on it, we're going to have to resort to nerds on Reddit.

Sigh.

Recently launched subreddit r/EgregiousPackaging captures some of the most excessive offenders in the biz. Contributors share photos of the packages they've received, often drowning in paper or plastic. 

Look at this shit.

I live in New York City and I never understood why grocery stories insist on wrapping a single rancid pea in plastic wrap and styrofoam. Why must my 5-month-old snow peas be drowned in BPA? Read more...

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