Kitchens in the World, by Income per Month

Re:Kitchens in the World, by Income per Month by Gigachad on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @07:56AM (#31409148)

This is how I live in Australia. Got a supermarket on the same street so I’ll think about what I want from lunch, and go buy as close to the exact quantities of what I need to make it.

As a result I have close to no food wasted.

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Re:Kitchens in the World, by Income per Month by anthony_d on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @08:14AM (#31409354)

You may not waste food but you probably produce a lot of packaging waste. At least that’s what I saw in UK and France.

The UK especially produces an astonishing amount of grocery packaging trash compared to the US. I probably produce more food waste in US but I compost so don’t feel too bad about it.

Life is full of trade offs.

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Re:Kitchens in the World, by Income per Month by id on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @12:08PM (#31412728)

In the US, a single grocery trip can result in 10-20 plastic bags. Not sure about the UK, but in most European countries people bring their own tote bags.

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Re:Kitchens in the World, by Income per Month by Gigachad on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @08:49AM (#31409744)

Not a whole lot I don’t think. I take a bag with me and grab unwrapped fresh foods. The only packaging is meats which seems fairly unavoidable. Single use bags have been banned here for about 10 years now.

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Re:Kitchens in the World, by Income per Month by bojangleslover on Tuesday May 17, 2022 @10:21AM (#31411108)

I always wonder why literally everything is wrapped in plastic here

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