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YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 4 weeks agoThe cheapest eggs at my US grocery store are almost always in that awful styrofoam. Clear plastic egg cartons are really common too.
Comment on I have $5 genuine United States dollars here.
YerbaYerba@lemm.ee 4 weeks agoThe cheapest eggs at my US grocery store are almost always in that awful styrofoam. Clear plastic egg cartons are really common too.
ms_lane@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Just… why?
Surely it costs more than the cardboard, it’s not like egg cartons are made from quality board, it’s reconstituted ‘crap’ that’s just enough to hold together supporting a dozen eggs.
over_clox@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
OP here. Yeah, I don’t know why either, but it seems most eggs in my area come in these plastic/styrofoam cartons. Not in 2 packs like my post though, I cut that out of what was an 18 pack, as a wallet to protect my money, obviously.
Spookyghost@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Plastic and Styrofoam are cheaper.
Venator@lemmy.nz 4 weeks ago
Maybe it allows them to stack more eggs on top of each other without shelves without as many breaking or something?
over_clox@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Either that, or they just want microplastics in all our foods… 🤷♂️