Fresh produce on the loose: examining the coherence between plastic packaging and food waste policy using the case study of fruit and vegetables in the UK
The UK fresh produce sector (fruit and vegetables) uses 38 kt of plastic consumer packaging per year and is the fifth largest product category for the creation of plastic waste in the UK. One way of addressing this is to sell fresh produce loose, without packaging. This study takes a mixed methods a...
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Main Authors: | Sarah Greenwood, Christian Reynolds |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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IOP Publishing
2024-01-01
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Series: | Environmental Research: Food Systems |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1088/2976-601X/ad7ff3 |
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