You know the flat bag style of plastic snack packaging? The kind made of a single sheet, seaming the long sides together on the center back, then flattening together each end. Usually has a triangle pattern or a slit on the end to make it easy to tear open.
Don't use that to tear it open, pinch the seam and center front to pull apart the top end. That way, instead of a torn edge you're reopening the original sealed end of the sheet.
Assorted benefits:
- Less garbage since there isn't a separate edge torn off
- Predicable edge every time. You can't accidentally tear the packaging in half
- The opening can't tear open further
- Bigger stable opening to reach in or tip out of
- Resealable. Even if you aren't planning to store it, you're probably going to move it around while eating.
- Ready made trash bag for any other packaging. You aren't eating just one snack, are you?
I get lazy sometimes on individually packaged candy, and I always end up regretting it solely because I have to chase down all the loose torn bits to throw away.
At least save your future self that much work.
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Nightly Notes
In an ideal world things wouldn't come in single use packages designed to be torn open, but this is the world we live in.
We do what we can.
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