Packaging

 

Sustainable shopping includes consideration of the way our foods and other purchases are packaged. Packaging takes a lot of water, energy, and other natural resources to produce, transport and pollutes our air, water, and soil.

 

Takeaway Food

 

Takeaway food has a disproportionate amount of unnecessary packaging such as plastic and polystyrene containers, single-use plastic bags, napkins, and disposable dinnerware. Add in home delivery and you are adding extra transportation emissions.

 

Cook at home or have at restaurants to avoid unnecessary takeaway packaging. You can also Bring Your Own (BYO) containers to pick food up. You are the customer!

 

Supermarkets

 

Bring reusable bags and reusable fruit bags. Avoid fruit and veg rapped in excess amounts of stupid plastics. Tell the supermarket HQ you are not happy. Shopping at local shops often saves packaging.