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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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…

Nature wraps bananas and oranges in peels. But in some modern supermarkets, they're bagged or wrapped in plastic too.

The global theme for Earth Day on Monday is planet vs. plastic. Plastic production continues to ramp up globally and is projected to triple by 2050 if nothing changes. Most of it is made from fossil fuels and chemicals. As the world transitions away from using fossil fuels for electricity and transportation, plastics offer a lifeboat for oil and gas companies as a market that can grow.

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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