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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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