Comments on: Cheaper in the packet https://ecothriftyliving.com/2017/12/plastic-packaged-food-waste.html?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=plastic-packaged-food-waste Change your life by saving money and the environment! Tue, 06 Oct 2020 14:01:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Hannah https://ecothriftyliving.com/2017/12/plastic-packaged-food-waste.html#comment-1300 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 21:01:23 +0000 http://ecothriftyliving.com/?p=2736#comment-1300 In reply to Zoe.

That would be brilliant, and if done correctly could help reduce food waste for families. We used to get stuck in the trap of buying a pack just for 1 item, and then the others spoiling, we are much better now but I imagine lots of families are the same.

]]> By: Zoe https://ecothriftyliving.com/2017/12/plastic-packaged-food-waste.html#comment-1299 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 20:56:42 +0000 http://ecothriftyliving.com/?p=2736#comment-1299 In reply to Hannah.

Hi Hannah, you are right zero waste is too hard and small acts can make a big difference. I think we can only do the best we can do in any given circumstances when it comes to packaging. I want the supermarkets to make unpackaged goods more accessible though to all, by making them affordable and in the same amount of variety as the packaged goods where possible.

]]> By: Sarah https://ecothriftyliving.com/2017/12/plastic-packaged-food-waste.html#comment-1298 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 20:50:44 +0000 http://ecothriftyliving.com/?p=2736#comment-1298 Totally agree. We need a change and supermarkets are responsible for the packaging they produce and the problems with customer’s over buying and so creating food waste.

]]> By: Hannah https://ecothriftyliving.com/2017/12/plastic-packaged-food-waste.html#comment-1297 Sun, 17 Dec 2017 10:01:19 +0000 http://ecothriftyliving.com/?p=2736#comment-1297 It’s an hard balance isn’t It? There is also the waste you don’t see to consider, farmers grow roughly 30% more than they need to, to meet the needs of the supermarket, but this often ends up as waste. I am aiming to be a zero-waster but I think the name itself is awful, and sets us up to fail. I think it leads people to dismiss the small acts they do achieve and feel like they are failing, and really it’s the small acts by the many that will make the biggest difference. In an ideal world we would buy everything package free, but like you say travelling an extra 30 minutes to buy unpackaged apples defeats the object as you say! In some cases packaging is a nessisary evil, in order to keep food fresh and avoid more waste, but any answer we can find to make that packaging more sustainable is a good!

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