For two mornings running,the Independent has devoted its front page to an assault on the packaging in our supermarkets.
Yesterday the front page had a picture of a shrink wrapped swede with the headline
Campaign aims to reduce the mountains of waste
Today the Front page is filled with examples of this waste,
More than 150 intensely irritated readers sent in examples of the excess plastic, surplus cardboard and unwanted clingfilm that modern retailing has foisted upon them against their will. Now the Environment minister, Ben Bradshaw, has invited people to take action against the over-packagers.
Including,
Bagged carrots
'Maybe we have become spoilt as consumers but it all seems so unnecessary to put something such as carrots in a plastic bag. It serves no purpose other than a misguided attempt to make something more sellable. I spend most of my time in the kitchen dealing with the fall-out from all the packaging, stuffing plastics and containers in the bin.'
'Maybe we have become spoilt as consumers but it all seems so unnecessary to put something such as carrots in a plastic bag. It serves no purpose other than a misguided attempt to make something more sellable. I spend most of my time in the kitchen dealing with the fall-out from all the packaging, stuffing plastics and containers in the bin.'
Martin Clarke, Ottershaw, Surrey
And
It is no longer possible to buy ordinary tomatoes loose in our branch of Tesco. You have to buy six in a plastic container. Why has this changed? I don't want them packed in plastic.
Alison Sims
Alison Sims
Is the paper now moving towards a citizen journalism approach especially following last weeks announcement of the call for volunteery redundancies at the Paper
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