Germany to meet EU guidelines to ban single-use plastics by 2021

Re:Germany to meet EU guidelines to ban single-use plastics ... by andrew_eit on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @04:40PM (#23763789)

Is it still common in the UK to find portioned or chopped servings of fruit, vegetables and food items in plastic packaging? I always found that a bit excessive, though convenient. This is something that I rarely see in Germany.

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Re:Germany to meet EU guidelines to ban single-use plastics ... by nicoburns on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @05:25PM (#23764279)

It is common to have both options in the UK. Most people go for whole vegetables, and the chopped versions are seen as convenience options. Kinda half-way to a ready meal.

You do also get whole vegetables in plastic packaging, but there has been a push to remove this. I believe one of the major supermarkets (Morrissons) has recently removed all plastic packaging from fresh produce.

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Re:Germany to meet EU guidelines to ban single-use plastics ... by wiredfool on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @04:47PM (#23763854)

Ireland and the UK wrap all the Fruit and Veggies in more plastic than I've seen anywhere else. It's probably the biggest contributor to our waste stream in my house.

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Re:Germany to meet EU guidelines to ban single-use plastics ... by reaperducer on Tuesday July 07, 2020 @05:14PM (#23764149)

Visit a store in Japan.

Piece of fruit wrapped in cling film, shrink-wrapped in plastic, tucked into a foam lattice, placed into a styrofoam mold, put in a box, wrapped in paper, then wrapped again by the shop, placed in a small bag that goes into a larger bag.

Even as an American, I never really knew wastefulness until I started going to Japan.

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