30/04/2026
According to the BBC news yesterday, the most common type of plastic waste comes from fruit and vegetables !! 🤬🌽 🍎
Following on from a recent survey The Independent wrote “Every Day Plastics estimate that 13 billion pieces of plastic packaging from fruit and vegetables alone is being discarded by UK households each year. The survey highlighted that Tesco and Sainsbury’s together accounted for almost half (46 per cent) of the fruit and vegetable packaging counted”
Another reason to shop at Bewdley Farm Shop - we try really hard to buy as little prepackaged produce as possible. We don’t use plastic bags. We still use traditional brown paper bags. We are trying to do our best. Sad to see that those Multi Million pound businesses aren’t as bothered as a small business. They should be ashamed if these statistics are true 😢