Unpacked bulk food naturally tends to have a shorter life cycle, tends to break easier-Henning Weigand

In Germany, there is an increasing number of unpacked stores (Unverpackt). For some products, that makes absolute sense. But it may lead to food getting wasted, because unpacked bulk food naturally tends to have a shorter life cycle, tends to break easier. In times of Covid, where smear infections have become an increased problem, bulk is a risk (e.g. with buffet food)

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Where I grew up, reusing things was always a key thing to do-Henning Weigand

It came naturally, even generations back. Sometimes I do not understand the behavior of some people, but then again we all notice how convenient the use and throw concept is (which increases significantly through online shopping). We never bought and threw after using it once. 

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What are the negative effects of throwaway culture-Henning Weigand

These include impact on land use, biodiversity loss, energy, water consumption, and end of life pollution.

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This throw away culture is not a good development- Henning Weigand

Throw-away culture is an attitude and sad reality that we face today. In days gone by it was not uncommon to mend and reuse items to get maximum benefits out of a single purchase. But those days are far behind us!

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What have we become in our convenience focused society.

It is simple and easy and convenient for us to pick up some food or drink or any other consumable quickly along the way. It is easy to use it and then to throw it away again. Most people – fortunately – still have the courtesy to wait until the next trash can and throw it in there instead of throwing it in any random place from where it easily moves into the ocean leading to the core problem of waste in the ocean, as we face it today.

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Reducing, saving resources and reusing them where possible is not a new concept

It actually is something totally natural in many societies and was a necessary practice, making use of scarce resources. The wealth and prosperity in recent decades, which has distributed progress and prosperity over large parts of the globe has brought along this problem.

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How plastics waste could become such a problem in nowadays world

Where possible, and where the advantages end to end overweigh the disadvantages (e.g. waste of food, hygiene and health – such as viruses, higher CO² footprint for e.g. soy, that has been transported halfway round the globe into Western supermarkets,…). Reducing our packaging to the minimum is a good option, likely the best option. But only, if all relevant factors are taken into account and weighed off end to end. 

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