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Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish ·
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Fruit stickers are annoying and bad for the environment. So why did an Australian ban come unstuck?

www.theguardian.com

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Fruit stickers are annoying and bad for the environment. So why did an Australian ban come unstuck?

www.theguardian.com

Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to Australia@aussie.zoneEnglish ·
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Governments flagged fruit stickers for the chopping block but then South Australia shelved its September deadline after industry asked for more time
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    Ngl I kind of assumed we would’ve just made them out of something biodegradable and food-safe because it seems insane to use them otherwise

    p.s. here’s the intended link for people on platforms that don’t support those types of edits: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/jun/29/calls-for-australia-wide-crackdown-on-real-estate-ads-that-use-ai-to-hide-faults-and-lure-in-renters

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      Literally just laser engrave into the skin of the fruit or something. Doesn’t have to be deep.

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