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submitted 6 months ago by fukhueson@lemmy.world to c/science@lemmy.world

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[–] JovialMicrobial@lemm.ee 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I wonder why we shifted away from things like waxed paper milk cartons(like the small ones you'd get in school) and waxed butcher paper?

Is waxed paper/cardboard product really that much more expensive than plastic in terms of packaging?

[–] ricdeh@lemmy.world 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Here in Germany, all milk is still distributed in cardboard packages

[–] Sidyctism@feddit.de 0 points 6 months ago

Yeah, but the inner lining of tetrapacks is plastic