22nd July 2024
Waste free
Waste implies something not wanted, not needed. Ideally we any to buy and use things waste free – eg apples that come loose and not in a plastic bag, a pen that doesn’t come in a cardboard box inside another plastic box. Such excess packaging unnecessarily uses materials and energy and may result in a residue that cannot even be recycled.
Some packaging is necessary – butter without a wrapper would be hard to take home! – but even then there may be alternative solutions. There are an increasing number of refill shops for groceries, loose fruits and vegetables in supermarkets, and milk delivery services that often deliver more than just milk in refillable containers.
At other times we may be able to make a conscious choices to not buy things in unnecessary and wasteful packaging.
The Green Tau 