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The west's throwaway culture has spread waste worldwide.Packaging – much of it single-use food wrapping – has created a rubbish problem that now pollutes every corner of the world.
In 2003, I was told by a restaurant owner on a Thai island that local fishermen used to wrap their lunch in banana leaves, which they would then casually toss overboard when done. That was OK, because the leaves decayed and the fish ate the scraps.
The west's throwaway culture has spread waste worldwide | Waste packaging
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I refuse to pack presents for anniversaries, etc. I put them in a reusable grossery bag, with can serve the purpose of hiding the surprise of what's given.
I systemically reuse bags of all kind.
But I still get a lot of packaging I have to throw away. Though, I'm trying to by cookies in metal packages, etc.