Why is so much food packaged in plastic? I understand it’s probably cheaper than using wood or metal or other forms of packaging but it’s just so wasteful. I think people would prefer more “premium” packaging materials as well.

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Why is so much food packaged in plastic? I understand it’s probably cheaper than using wood or metal or other forms of packaging but it’s just so wasteful. I think people would prefer more “premium” packaging materials as well.

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Answer 1

Plastic is cheap, easy to use, is airtight, lightweight. Other materials are inferior for a variety of reasons — there’s a reason they used to be more common in the past but were replaced.