The changes have happened so gradually that most consumers haven’t even noticed, but a tremendous amount of plastics have crept onto supermarket shelves. Shoppers are tossing a lot of plastic packages ...

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Like it or not, plastic packaging has become an ingrained part of the food system. While it's clearly wasteful to buy salad, sandwiches and chips encased in plastic and then promptly throw that ...

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How much would it cost to switch to plastic alternatives? Richard Gray crunches the numbers. Walking along a short section of stony beach, Claire Waluda stoops briefly to pick up something from ...