I avoided single-use plastic for a week – it should not be this hard or expensive
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Greenpeace says that the UK produces more plastic waste per person than almost any other country. So why do shops still make it so tough for individuals to ditch the stuff?
By Emma Henderson
The cashier at the plastic-free shop is talking me through their incoming deliveries. ‘Most come in paper or hessian sacks, but some still arrive with some plastic,’ he says, a little meekly. Around me, the shop is packed with containers of dried food, confectionery and spices. They sell these items as re...
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