When you walk into a grocery store it is almost impossible to avoid plastic and disposable packaging. Almost all food is packaged in disposable packaging for convenience and to reduce the cost due to disposable products such as plastic being inexpensive and easy to make. For example, cereal is usually packaged inside of a cardboard box which is recyclable, but then inside the cardboard box it is put into another plastic bag, which defeats the purpose of the recyclable box. The plastic bags are used to create a tighter seal to not expose the cereal to the air giving it a longer shelf life in the store and to keep it fresh for longer. The cardboard packaging is there not only to protect the plastic bag from tearing or breaking but also for marketing. It is much more likely for the consumer to purchase cereal in a colourful and fun looking box than cereal simply in a clear plastic bag. Packaging is also sadly deceiving to the consumer most of the time. There are many instances where the food purchased looks nothing like the food shown on the packaging whether it is a different size, shape or a completely different colour. Still these products are purchased due to the fact that on the packaging they look very desirable aside from the fact that this packaging will now be put into a land fill and discarded after one use. Even though plastic takes thousands of years to decompose we are still constantly and vigorously using it everyday to package almost everything. This needs to change soon because the amount of plastic on earth is constantly growing at an extremely fast rate. Recyclable, reusable and compostable packaging need to start being used . An alternative packaging for plastic must be found because plastics continue to distribute dangerous and harmful chemicals into the ocean and into the soil and it needs to come to an end.