Very Little Helps
Buying from supermarkets can be detrimental in many respects:
- 900,000+ tonnes of plastic packaging waste produced every year in UK supermarkets.
- High food miles.
- Relatively poor quality / nutritionally deficient food.
- Use of pesticides and other toxic, synthetic chemicals.
- Poor health outcomes.
- Further economic inequality.
- Impoverish communities.
- Bad for local economies.
- Unfair contracts for suppliers.
Cheap and nasty!
The Healthy Alternative
There are many benefits to local, organic food from independent suppliers:
- Reduced packaging, including plastics.
- Lower food miles.
- Good quality / nutritious food.
- No pesticides or synthetic chemicals used.
- Better health.
- Nurtures communities.
- Furthers economic equality.
- Enriches communities.
- Good for the local economy.
- Fair contracts for suppliers.
Read our article Local is Best" for further info.
Check out our Refill / zero waste champions article for good places to shop locally.