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I don't understand why some books are wrapped in plastic at all. Like is it to protect the cover? Prevent people from reading it at the book store? Some weird contract with a vendor that requires a percentage of books be wrapped? A quirk of the shop that printed the book?
It makes zero sense.
Probably so they can be stored carelessly in dirty warehouses that may or may not control for humidity
Warehouses are dirty.
Aren't books shipped in boxes though? I guess maybe a printer might palletize the books and find it cheaper to not wrap the whole pallet?
It still seems like the individual book is the wrong place to focus on protecting it from damage it might incur in transit.
Agreed.
That's a typo, it should read: "No. More plastic!"
I shouldn't have this ALA logo here either
It was a typo, he meant: No, more plastic!
Lionel Hutz, Esq
Free consolation? No, money down!
Better get rid of this bar association sticker too.
He’s right about sleepwalking into oblivion
Transparent paper just doesnt have the same luminosity
Plot twist: it was corn starch based.
that's still bad though. it requires petroleum based processes to grow the corn and then convert the starch into a plastic like substance when the book could have just not been shrink wrapped. i get that you're joking, and i'm being pedantic, but not enough people realize bioplastics are not the solution, they're a gap measure, like EVs, and i'm usingeyour comment as a soapbox
Bioplastics also cause contaminated petroplastic recycling batches, are difficult to compost (my city, like many cities, does not have the facility), and release methane when breaking down in a landfill.
What’s up with cities (in the US) not having the facilities for this? I know it’s not a perfect solution but everyone I see walking their dog in Los Angeles has these compostable bags.
Correct me if I’m wrong, but it sounds like Europe does (generally speaking). Is it a matter of laziness or something else on our part?
I guess they could have been wrapped in bulk, but I wouldn't say you can ship books around without any protection.
It could have been an e book though
A paper band is pretty good at protecting a book in transit.
My e-reader is e-waste.
What about cellophane?
Plasticccc
Aye, but it’s based on a real treasure chest!