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Australian 'red-tipped' bananas begin regular export shipments to Japan (www.abc.net.au)
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[–] 6 points 2 days ago (2 children)

I still can't get over plastic wrapping individual bananas but sticking a price tag directly on the side of a fish.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 days ago (1 child)

    Some places do unwrapped and I think it's slowly getting more ccommon. There was a survey at some point where the majority said they think we should reduce plastic, including on fruit and veg, to help the environment. The unwrapped proceeded to sell worse.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 days ago

    Bananas are the epitome of wasteful wrapping for me. I don't think there's any other food with as thick a skin that gets wrapped here. At least with like tomatoes or lettuce you're eating the "exposed" parts directly, so even though it's still a waste I can sort of squint and see the Japanese logic behind it.

    My local grocery store also does single bagged limes, which also annoys me.

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