[the_gastropod]

This drives me bonkers. Tomatoes in little plastic crates, bananas is plastic bags, (bananas come with their own really great packaging! Why the hell do they put them in bags?!) cellophane-wrapped cucumbers. My previous employer got Fresh Direct shipments frequently, and the blackberries, raspberries, etc. came packaged in Russian doll nested plastic crates. Made my head explode.

[Scaevolus]

"a wrapped cucumber lasts more than three times as long as an unwrapped one"

https://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/food-and-drink/feat...

[coldtea]

So just eat the cucumber earlier and shop more often/local?

Compared to destroying the environment sounds like a bargain!

[ianai]

And the cucumber will just decompose back into the environment if disposed as trash, too.

[0xcafecafe]

That is why I refuse to bag large fruits in their own plastic bags. My shopping cart always has apples, peaches, pears and bananas loose in the cart. Its a slight hassle during checkout but to me its worth it.

[cmarschner]

> cellophane-wrapped cucumbers

That wouldn’t be actually all too bad: Cellulose is made out of wood, cotton, hemp or other natural materials and is fully biodegradable. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellophane