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TrimBarktre t1_j2f7qxg wrote

Dude 7 1/2 pounds of pickle spears per week is ridiculous.

And maybe switch to glass ketchup bottles?

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Hi_its_GOD OP t1_j2fneiz wrote

Glass isn't always the solution, for one its a lot heavier than plastic so there are added carbon costs of moving glass. Also only about 35% of glass is recycled in the US.

Looking into into making our own ketchup and serving that way.

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Hi_its_GOD OP t1_j2fif0h wrote

Pickle spears come in 5 gallon buckets which are about 2.5 pounds each. We order around 3 every week so that's where that high number comes from. We usually save the buckets and give them out to the construction guys, but they only get one or two uses out of them because they keep coming back for more.

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w1n5t0nM1k3y t1_j2f8k0d wrote

Yeah, I question where they got these numbers. 5 pounds of coffee creamers sums like it would be a lot.

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Hi_its_GOD OP t1_j2fi2r4 wrote

We go through 2040 creamers a week. Each empty package is 1.2 grams so a total of 2448g converts to 5.39 lbs.

We order 5-6 cases of creamer a week.

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tayt087x t1_j2fu760 wrote

Pickle spears are not actually made out of plastic. They're made out of cucumbers

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Hi_its_GOD OP t1_j2f5oca wrote

Made using https://sankeymatic.com/build/ and all the info comes from a 90 day sample of invoices from Sysco and US Foods.

Post from yesterday got some traction so I decided to do an in-depth breakdown of the plastic waste.

Hoping to use this as a pathway to start eliminating plastic use at our establishment!

I hope this doesn't garner any pickle hate, they come in 5-gallon buckets which we save and give out to customers that are in construction. But I imagine they don't last very long since they keep coming back for them.

Also what is missing from this is all the plastic packaging around meat products we receive. For example, a 40-pound case of chicken comes in four 10-lb vacuum-sealed bags. Didn't really want to deal with that

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Ill-Construction-209 t1_j2fqf4p wrote

I've heard different perspectives on plastics in terms of ecological and environmental impact. From a decarbonization perspective, there's an argument that seems to have merit: that it's a good method of sequestration as long as it's buried in a landfill and isn't of the types (PVC, EPS, etc) that can decompose carcinogenic or teratogenic plasticizers into the environment. Most of the plastic waste by tonnage is PE or PP and comprised of fairly clean hydrocarbon chains.

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Idsanon t1_j2ff3ds wrote

This is shockingly less then what I would have guessed

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Vodik_VDK t1_j2fan05 wrote

2.59 lbs of latex gloves for a week?

That's nothing. Where is their health inspector?

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Hi_its_GOD OP t1_j2fnimz wrote

I hate how many gloves we go through, I actually tell the staff to just wash their hands often. Whats the point of a glove if its dirty and your still touching food?

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SurviveYourAdults t1_j2ff7tb wrote

oh my! pickles by request!

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Hi_its_GOD OP t1_j2filtr wrote

Will probably start pickling cucumbers, not only do they come in these buckets that get used once or twice then tossed but also come with their pickling brine which adds a lot of water weight.

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Awkward-Ingenuity988 t1_j2fpsva wrote

I don't think a Sankey diagram is the right form for this.

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Hi_its_GOD OP t1_j2fr2ah wrote

Im not really a data pro, what would have been a better type of graph?

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HillDawg22 t1_j2fu7tl wrote

Latex is not plastic. It’s a natural rubber and is biodegradable so shouldn’t be on this diagram.

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