The Beave on Nostr: Yes, but, the reason for that is our purchasing power has been so eroded that most ...

Yes, but, the reason for that is our purchasing power has been so eroded that most can't help but choose cheaper options as the quality options have dwindled with the de-industrialization over the last century.

Think about it:

How many dairies can source locally made glass containers that are nearly infinitely recyclable?

Even the wax paper that butchers tend to use is made who knows where and coated with plastic or petroleum.

As much as I hate laws that force people to use their own shopping bags, before plastic, everyone had naturally made food transport and storage options. Many of those would last longer than the cheap plastic junk used today.

It is nearly impossible to buy food that hasn't been touched by plastic, watered by plastic, stored in or transported by plastic, etc.