Depending on where you eat it, its a garbage container, or a place to put your slices if you dont want to eat them all

It's still a big amount of waste for just one orange.

Maybe yes, maybe no. Its recyclable, so it shouldnt be an issue. Now whether those facilities exist is different

Nature: here's a delicious fruit, packaged naturally from birth for convenience.

Humans: P L A S T I C

Ok … this is seriously crazy

Insane. Absolute waste

I used to install cash register systems for grocery stores. The reason this is often done is because prepackaged foods can be paid for with EBT (food stamps), while unpackaged foods cannot. These rules can change depending on the type of store (grocery store vs gas station).

That makes this make sense

Some people are allergic to oranges. Maybe that is why.