French supermarket chain is using 'shrinkflation' stickers to pressure PepsiCo and other suppliers | CNN Business
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French supermarket chain Carrefour has slapped price warnings on products ranging from Lindt chocolates to Lipton Ice Tea to pressure suppliers such as Nestlé, PepsiCo and Unilever to cut their prices.

The difference between European countries and America is becoming so stark. Anyone reading or watching global news has to see how backwards this country is and that it’s only getting worse.

    • Schlemmy@lemmy.ml
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      10 months ago

      In 2018. Times have changed since then. The store that I frequent just doesn’t sell bags anymore, not even reusable. They sell a foldable cartboerd box if you really need something to carry your groceries. Most people who shop there use foldable crates. Those who don’t come by car use backpacks or those old lady shopping trolleys.

      • Zippy@lemmy.world
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        10 months ago

        That is probably even worse. Cardboard is rarely recycled and also has a large environmental footprint. The stats are really saying otherwise particularly the profits the supermarket chains are making on this policy.

        • Schlemmy@lemmy.ml
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          9 months ago

          I just looked up the numbers for Belgium (where I live). A quick search so I only found some old data. Of the cardboard that is collected nearly 78% got recycled in 2012. I bet the figures are higher these days.

          • Zippy@lemmy.world
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            9 months ago

            Yes of the cardboard that is recycled, 78% may end up as some new item. But I bet only 10% of actual cardboard actually ends up in recycling centers.

            • Schlemmy@lemmy.ml
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              9 months ago

              I don’t know but most western European countries have high collection figures.