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In article <217kcf$lf4@largo.key.amdahl.com>, ashoks@ashoks.key.amdahl.com
(Ashok Srinivasan) writes:
|> Hi,
|> 	This is my first encounter with this net so please excuse me if
|> this topic has already been threshed out before.
|> 
|> A few seconds ago I polished off a small bag of potato chips( part of my
|> sad lunch - I'm having to work today to meet some deadlines) and I'm
|> horrified to see how few chips are being packaged in how large a piece
|> of foil. This is an absolute outrage. Its a double whammy too. You buy
|> something based on the size of the packaging and get much less (Oh, all
|> right I know there's a weight marked on it but how few of us can judge
|> contents on weight alone?) and we also get to pay for disposing the extra
|> unnecessary trash. How is this allowed to go on? This is also the case
|> with many other foods - cereals, other snack foods etc. I'm sure the
|> manufacturers have a nice explanation about how the stuff settles in
|> transit and how they want the chips to not break so they fill the 
|> package up with air etc etc but I refuse to believe the package has t
|> be twice as big as necessary. I feel so mad and impotent against
|> these slimeball merchants!! Passing legislation against excessive
|> packaging is a guaranteed way to reduce trash although I'm sure no
|> politician would have the guts to bring up this issue! Any suggestions?
|> 

Become a wary consumer.  Don't buy their products.  Buy only those products that
utilize
reasonable packaging.  Encourage your friends to do the same.  Write to the
manufacturers and
explain your position.  If enough people are fed up with packaging foolishness,
and apply
economic pressure in this fashion, those companies will be forced to change to
compete.

-- 
Todd Spindler                                  
TSpindler@rsmas.miami.edu                 RSMAS/MPO  University of Miami