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> "recycling": plastic recycling is no magic, in the best case, in specialized plants, it'll still use a lot of energy, resources (water), emit gases and waste, and use polluting transports. In worst case it goes in landfills, and microplastics issue like you said https://www.breakfreefromplastic.org/2018/08/20/recyclable-i.... So the best is to reduce our consumption/demand of plastics

> "Last a long time" for its single use (that bottle can't easily be reused), is relative, and multiplied by the number of sales, it looks terrible

You can always buy chilli peppers, and more raw ingredients, in environmental-friendly wrapping, reusable wrappings or no wrapping at all (works for fruits/vegetables)

Glass isn't recycled efficiently as well, what I'm more trying to say is we can simply adapt our lifestyle, instead of buying processed products like these, or say soda bottles, let's rather get more raw ingredients, with much better nutritional and health values, for us and the planet

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Yes, I also think that we should try to use less plastic. A bottle or two per year isn't going to win the battle though. I am much more concerned about other disposal staff which we use daily. Starting with bottled water - which I try to use as little as possible. But there reused (not recycled) glass bottles are the way to go, unfortunately they are less common than disposable plastic bottles. At least here in Germany there is a 20ct deposit per bottle which you get back if you return it to the shop. So it is less likely to end up in nature.

However suggesting to replace the ready made sauce with a homemade one is likely to create more waste. As I would have to go (drive) out to get the ingredients, which probably would be packed individually. I am cooking frequently enough and quite like it, but it is horrible how much waste home-cooking generates.

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Yea, I didn't suggest to recreate the exact sauce, just picking a few useful ingredients, like chili peppers (It's really not worth adding salt and sugar like it seems to have). In my case, shopping is done with my bike, and fruit peels and seeds will go in my city compost or in the ground, I also collect fruit/vegetables wastes from markets