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Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'

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By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they’re bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that’s the epitome of pointless plastic. The global theme for Earth Day on Monday is planet vs. plastic. The environmental movement is calling for “the end of plastics for the sake of human and planetary health.” People are increasingly b…

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Earth Day: How One Grocery Shopper Takes Steps to Avoid 'Pointless Plastic'

She keeps reusable shopping bags in her car, a common practice in New York since the state banned plastic carryout bags several years ago.

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Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'

By JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MICHAEL HILL Associated Press ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they’re bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that’s the epitome of pointless plastic. The baby food aisle is similarly distressing for her, with its rows and rows of blended fruits, vegetables and meat in single-use pouches that have replaced glass jars. Less than 10% of plastic is…

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Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'

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Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'

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Earth Day: How one grocery shopper takes steps to avoid 'pointless plastic'

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they’re bagged or wrapped in plastic too. For Judith Enck, that’s the epitome of […]

16 days ago·Winnipeg, Canada

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