Surely it costs more than the cardboard, it’s not like egg cartons are made from quality board, it’s reconstituted ‘crap’ that’s just enough to hold together supporting a dozen eggs.
OP here. Yeah, I don’t know why either, but it seems most eggs in my area come in these plastic/styrofoam cartons. Not in 2 packs like my post though, I cut that out of what was an 18 pack, as a wallet to protect my money, obviously.
The cheapest eggs at my US grocery store are almost always in that awful styrofoam. Clear plastic egg cartons are really common too.
Just… why?
Surely it costs more than the cardboard, it’s not like egg cartons are made from quality board, it’s reconstituted ‘crap’ that’s just enough to hold together supporting a dozen eggs.
Plastic and Styrofoam are cheaper.
OP here. Yeah, I don’t know why either, but it seems most eggs in my area come in these plastic/styrofoam cartons. Not in 2 packs like my post though, I cut that out of what was an 18 pack, as a wallet to protect my money, obviously.