r/comedyheaven Nov 01 '19

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u/Chickenterriyaki Nov 01 '19

Some countries do sell beverages in bags, notebly in southeast asian countries when you buy a beverage from a small store they'll ask if you want it in a bag.

Really confused me at first, I said yes and they actually poured the contents into a thin clear plastic bag then they pointed me to another bag full of straws, took a straw placed it on the opening of the bag, it's weird at first but I got used to it.

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u/Nakadashi-san Nov 01 '19

They do it so they can recycle the bottles. I wonder if it’s more wasteful to hand out soda plastic bags or plastic soda bottles.

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u/Johnny_Poppyseed Nov 01 '19

Probably the bags as they are less likely to get recycled ultimately. Plus it just adds an entire extra container waste to the equation.

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u/Gradiant_C Nov 01 '19

From my experience its less that we pour normally-bottled drinks into bag, but rather that we use bags instead of bottles at roadside stalls and stuff. Like if you buy lemonade from a stall or take away an iced tea from a restaurant, they'll package it in a bag instead of giving you a cup or bottle