Going green 2 Exercise 3, page 41 the wrap on Packaging Products in supermarkets these days are so beautifully presented.0:01
Bread is wrapped in a plastic bag.0:34
Biscuits in cardboard boxes, apples on plastic trays.0:36
Have you ever bought a product simply because you liked the way it looked?0:41
Ask yourself what is more important, the contents or the wrapping?0:46
Yes, we do need packaging.0:51
It preserves goods, protects them against damage and makes them presentable to consumers.0:54
But there is a high price to pay.1:01
Did you know that anything between 10 to 50% of the price of food today is down to its packaging?1:04
Or that packaging makes up 32% of the total weight of solid waste?1:12
This is bad news as most packaging is not recyclable, but dumped in landfills or burnt.1:20
This results in more pollution in addition to the pollution caused by the manufacture and transportation of packaging in the first place.1:28
Thankfully, supermarkets are now working to cut back.1:38
As packages become smaller and lighter, less energy is needed to transport them.1:42
Lighter packaging means less waste.1:49
However, there is still a long way to go.1:53
So what's all this got to do with you, the consumer?1:57
Well, don't buy products simply because of the way they look.2:02
Instead, choose products that use minimal packaging or green packaging that is reusable.2:07
For example, glass jars for storing things in recyclable, look for the recycling symbol or biodegradable.2:14
Avoid individually wrapped foods.2:25
Buy in bulk, not in small packages.2:27
Choose products that come in concentrated form, such as washing powders and fabric softeners, or those that do more than one thing, like shampoo and conditioner in one.2:32
Take cloth bags to the supermarket instead of asking for more plastic bags which take around 400 years to break down.2:44
When large products are delivered to your home, ask manufacturers to take back the packaging, bubble wrap boxes, etc. So they can reuse it.2:54
If we all do our bit, then the problem of packaging will be a wrap.3:07
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