PLASTIC, PAPER OR BOTH?

Two days ago I went to our monthly community food swap morning and noticed that many of the people had paper bags to take produce home, which is in line with our environmental approach.

I joked that the paper bags would come in a plastic bag and yes, they do! The local supermarkets have banned us from using plastic bags which I support but they use lots of them including selling their organic vegetables and fruit in plastic containers.

Have I missed the point or is the world just getting crazier? No more plastic!

Dennis Fitzgerald,
Melbourne, Australia