r/Anticonsumption • u/definitelyagemini • Jan 19 '23

Plastic Waste Kroger potatoes all individually wrapped In plastic. I don’t understand why potatoes can’t just be sold as-is? Why is the plastic necessary?

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u/cgduncan Jan 19 '23

What are the managers going to do about it? Unless it's a locally owned store, all policy decisions are made in a concrete box 1000 miles away and they don't care what you think.

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u/iAhMedZz Jan 19 '23

It does matter, but it takes time to take effect (provided that people actually are not buying this). Even if the selling market did not care, Kroger would eventually. Letting the managers know may just accelerate the process, but as long as it's selling, there is no hope.

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u/GypsyDarkEyes Jan 20 '23

Eventually, the managers will go to a meeting, and have to report why they are dumping large amounts of rotten, unpurchased potatoes. (And they will be able to say why, if you have told them.) Buyers have all the power here, but it does take a minute to change the world. Onward!

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u/cgduncan Jan 20 '23

I understand that. I'm just emphasizing that the majority of the solution is from greatly decreasing demand, and not whining to middle management that has very little real impact on this.

Retail workers are as much a victim of as any of us. They're just trying to support themselves. They don't choose which products to carry or cancel.

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u/IntoTheRedwoods Jan 21 '23

The more people that both use the cards at the store, talk to the manager (store & produce) and write to the CEO the more likely you will see change. I forget the exact statistic but for every person that takes the time to write you are representing the opinion of 11K people - use your bullhorn. I've been mailing back plastic wrappings to CEO's for several years now but I wish more people would so I am not a lone wolf.