Because “over there” the work can be done by slave labor with no environmental restrictions.
“Because “over there” the work can be done by slave labor with no environmental restrictions.”
The process of turning the pellets into packaging is one of heat, pressure, and the mold or sheeting mill. No real environmental impact. It’s just cheaper to transport the raw pellets and create the necessary packaging on-site rather than bringing the completed packaging to the site.
Think of the packaging of milk in the half-gallon and gallon containers. If they were brought in empty from outside and ready to fill, you’re paying a lot of money to transport air. Instead, they buy pellets and have a blow-molding process to create containers that are then filled with milk for transport to stores.