Much of the focus for reducing single use plastics has been on bags and straws. But the produce section of the average supermarket is full of plastic: strawberries come in a clam shell, and mushrooms in a plastic tub with cellophane wrap. But changing that is not as easy as one may think, says Sylvain Charlebois, a professor at Dalhousie University working on food distribution and policy.
Much of the focus for reducing single use plastics has been on bags and straws. But the produce section of the average supermarket is full of plastic: strawberries come in a clam shell, and mushrooms in a plastic tub with cellophane wrap. But changing that is not as easy as one may think, says Sylvain Charlebois, a professor at Dalhousie University working on food distribution and policy.