FN 10 Consumable Waste Assignment
almost all the food i eat comes in packaging
usually it comes in styrofoam, cardboard or plastic
cardboard is used for most dry foods because its cheap, styrofoam is used for meat to prevent bacteria from spreading and contain moisture, plastic is used for things that need to be fresh because it keeps them fresh.
it keeps things fresh, moist or dry and its easy to transport, but it is also very wasteful since it gets thrown away.
sometimes it can be recycled but most packaging is thrown away
if it isn’t recycled it will probably go to a landfill and most eventually decompose, except for plastic.
it goes into the compost bin and it gets composted by the city
use a reusable bag, don’t use plastic straws, make sure you throw as much of your food as you can into the food scraps