Tesco's Laser-Etched Avocados to Save on Packaging Waste - Core77
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"Laser avocado" sounds like a Doritos flavor, but it's actually a packaging technique being trialed by Tesco. In a bid to reduce packaging waste, the UK supermarket chain is laser-etching avocados rather than using barcode stickers. And for their avocado products that come in twin packs, they're ditching the plastic

I’m sharing this because any reduction in unnecessary packaging waste is good for the planet - and because I think laser-etching avocados is funny. 🙂

  • LostXOR@fedia.io
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    7 months ago

    It likely only takes a few kilojoules to etch each avocado which is essentially nothing (for comparison, an avocado has around a megajoule of energy).

    • DarkThoughts@fedia.io
      2·
      7 months ago

      Not sure where the energy of the avocado becomes relevant here. It won’t be used to produce electricity.

      • LostXOR@fedia.io
        1·
        7 months ago

        It’s not really relevant, just a comparison to show how little energy that few kilojoules is.