#13: Plastic Potatoes
Someone spotted these plastic-wrapped sweet potatoes while grocery shopping one day. The amount of plastic gave this person so much anxiety that they had to take a photo and share it with the internet. Thankfully, the rest of the internet (including us) agrees that this amount of plastic wrap is unnecessary.
Who thought it was necessary to shrink-wrap a bunch of sweet potatoes? This root vegetable is perfectly fine without a protective layer of plastic. The label seems to be advertising these potatoes as “microwavable,” but that doesn’t explain the plastic wrap. You can microwave any type of potato by itself. All you have to do is poke a few holes through the skin, and you’re on your way to a delicious meal.