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submitted 8 months ago by VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca to c/wtf@lemmy.world

We need to wrap this plastic bottle in a plastic bag !

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[-] IonAddis@lemmy.world 38 points 8 months ago

What solution would you suggest if there's shipping damage to contain the leaking cleaning fluid so it doesn't damage any nearby objects?

[-] mp3@lemmy.ca 11 points 8 months ago

I don't see any easy solution from the manufacturer.

As a consumer though, you can buy refill bottles that are less likely to leak and be damaged during shipping, and contain enough liquid to refill the spray bottle more than once, reducing the amount of waste.

Even better would be for local stores to have larger refill containers on shelves so that you can refill them yourselves without generating waste.

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 10 points 8 months ago

Ship a solid tablet that can be diluted with water.

[-] franklin@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

This is a legitimate solution, not sure why they're being down voted

[-] TheGiantKorean@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Several companies do this for hand soap and other things, significantly cutting down on plastic, so it seems like this should work.

[-] franklin@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

Yep I've used a couple and I don't love some of them. I actually went back to bar soap for this reason.

I do think that taking the liquid out of the equation and shipping a solid is the solution though

[-] TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Surely if a paper straw is meant to contain liquid then we can just wrap it in a big paper bag... I guess not. Gimme plastic straws.

This is a bit of plastic, it has a useful purpose. Let it be. Not every piece of plastic is bad. Not every oil consumable is bad. It's the excess that is bad. Using a very thin and light wrapping to contain the bottle seems like a very reasonable use. And it can probably be recycled and end up as packaging material next

[-] KillerTofu@lemmy.world 4 points 8 months ago

Probably, but most plastic waste isn’t recycled even when the consumer tries.

[-] TechNerdWizard42@lemmy.world 1 points 8 months ago

Very true. China doesn't want the trash anymore.

[-] Witchfire@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

Soft plastics like this are basically impossible to recycle

[-] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 4 points 8 months ago

Less rushing and more maintenance on shipping equipment?

Why not wrap the whole box instead of each and every little bottle?

Why not make better container etc...

We don't need all that plastic.

[-] SchmidtGenetics@lemmy.world 8 points 8 months ago

Most damage comes from humans

That’s more plastic and allows the other items inside to get damaged.

Thicker and more plastic in the bottle, great idea. Just move it elsewhere.

[-] bstix@feddit.dk 4 points 8 months ago

What solution would you suggest if the plastic wrapping breaks leaking the leaked cleaning fluid?

I doubt the plastic is going to hold up against whatever broke the bottle in the first place.

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