15th January 2025
Reducing waste and the pressure we put on the Earth, we should also consider how many single use items we are discarding, including those that we put in the recycling bin.
Plastic yogurt pots can be recycled but that still uses oil to produce the plastic (very little food packaging is made from recycled plastic) and energy to produce it. Could there be a more sustainable way of getting yogurt? One way might be for yogurt to be sold in reusable glass jars – as per milk. Another might be to make one’s own yogurt in reusable pots.
The same is true of margerine tubs – might solid margerine (vegan butter) that comes wrapped in greaseproof paper be better?
And what about refilling and reusing wine bottles, beer bottles etc? We do it with milk and fruit juices.
And what about avoiding single use coffee cups and plastic bottles of water? Tap water is free! And coffee tastes better in a proper cup.
Four different types of refull/ reuse consumer practice
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