They use this technique for a while now to mark organic fruit and veg in my (german) supermarket. Where they used packaging previously to distinguish them from regular, cheaper produce, they can omit that now. I like it.
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I once laser engraved "help I'm a banana" on a banana.
Death to non-compostable produce stickers. If lasers are what it takes, I'm all for it (not sure if that's really what's going on here though).
Death to non-compostable produce stickers.
God I hate those. They constantly end up in the compost despite my best efforts. God only knows how many of them are part of the soil in my garden now.
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Laser all the foods!
Ah yes, putting company logos directly onto our food. Just what I've always wanted.
If it saves on waste, I say go for it
I hate removing those stupid stickers before throwing them in the compost.
Bananas take really well to laser engraving.
Isn't that using way more energy..?
Energy and packaging are orthogonal concerns, but we should be aware of both of them.
I don't see the point for either. It's an avocado.
It's a label with food in it now
If it can replace the not-always-compostable stickers, I think it's likely a good tradeoff.
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Would be cool to Lazer the Barcode on it
I believe this has been tried, but is difficult to do with most produce because the shape changes as the fruit ages on the shelf, making the barcodes unusable.
Why are single avocados packaged in any way?
You know what other option is popular and much more common than packaging or etching. A tiny sticker, made out of recycled paper.
Rice paper, IIRC, with edible ink and glue
Better yet biodegradable paper and glue so you just throw all the shit in a compost bin!
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But they are already avocados, packaging or etching is completely avoidableβ¦
How do you scan them at checkout? Yes you could do manual entry/lookup. That could be said about everything though.
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Seriously, I feel like this could all have been replaced by a paper sign...
Some markets that use signs also use a dot or two from a colored pen on the differently priced avocados (organic, large, etc.) to distinguish them at checkout.
But how are you supposed to know it's an avocado if it's not laser etched??????????????? /s
Agreed, but since they're not avoiding packaging or etching, etching is better.
Personally, I'd rather see them etched wit guacamole recipes.
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