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So Much Produce Comes in Plastic. Is There a Better Way? Climate-friendlier alternatives are in the works. Here are some that might be coming to a grocery store near you. (www.nytimes.com)
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[–] [email protected] 24 points 7 months ago (1 children)

I’ve been reading this article since the 70’s.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (1 children)

As an Indian its funny how westerners can't literally think out of a plastic bag. What's not so funny is when India is copying the west.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 7 months ago

Most supermarkets here (Germany) are actually optimizing their supply chains to reduce plastic around produce again — this was definitely worse in the late 2000s/early 10s. But you can now often buy packaging-free cucumbers, for example. No doubt though, they still use metric shit tons of single-use paper and plastic everywhere. At least to some degree they are just optimizing for customers to see less of it.