TIL not only was this for preventing the box from bending inward, which everyone knows, but also allows you to grab a slice without touching the other pizza slices! Mind blown.
why are these still legal while plastic straws and forks &c are banned?
I’m reading this while sipping a drink through a plastic straw.
My local pizzarias also use that support.
looking at your post history gives me the impression that you’re in europe
- https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/mar/27/the-last-straw-european-parliament-votes-to-ban-single-use-plastics
- https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-ban-single-use-plastic-packaging-deal-green-rules/
- https://environment.ec.europa.eu/topics/plastics/single-use-plastics/eu-restrictions-certain-single-use-plastics_en
The EU is acting against plastic pollution. From 3 July 2021, single-use plastic plates, cutlery, straws, balloon sticks and cotton buds cannot be placed on the markets of the EU Member States. In addition, the same measure applies to cups, food and beverage containers made of expanded polystyrene, and all products made of oxo-degradable plastic.
i haven’t seen plastic straws for some years now. Where are you?
looking at your post history gives me the impression that you’re in europe
Naw, the US. I’m just trying to post more articles on Europe; I used to follow /r/Europe on Reddit. Got into it back in when Trump was in office because I was profoundly tired of reading about Trump, and he was constantly all over all American news.
Also read something about European politics and international issues and such during that time, so I sometimes comment on them talking about those.
EDIT: If you’ll go back a couple more comments in my comment history, you’ll find me talking about the Declaration of Independence, if you want something more American:
https://lemmy.today/comment/11165643
:-)
“pizza bone”.
There’s a pizzeria in my city that always puts these upside-down 😡
This is such a quintessentially American thing, I’ve never seen one in real life. Are pizza boxes in the states especially thin so that these are necessary?
I’ve had them this side of the pond too. You’d think they’d be banned by single-use plastic rules by now, but they aren’t.
You guys actually have like, a nationally enforced law against single use plastics? Forgive my American ignorance. I’m honestly so jealous of you guys
Leaflet summarising the EU rules which target the vast amount of single-use plastic and fishing gear containing plastic. Banner depicting seahorse, straw, knife, fork, and sphere motifs against dark blue backdrop.
Shopping bags used to be free but they started charging for them and slowly people adapted to buying more robust reusable bags. Great to no longer see bags flying about in the streets.
Plastic straws are gone. Plastic cutlery is gone. Both are made from paper in McDonald’s.
There’s been good movement to reduce plastics. That said there is still a tonne used. My recycling bag at home has so much plastic in it. There really needs more to be done.
I think the concern is more about stacking multiple boxes and the combined weight of everything pushing down on the bottom box. 2-3 pizzas is probably fine without, but when you get a large order for a party or school or event with 5 stacks of ten pizzas each the weight becomes a problem.
Source: former Pizza shop employe/mgr
