Increase The Shelf Life of Your Fruit & Veg..Without Using Toxic Plastic Products
Sep 8th
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Eating more fruits and vegetables is a requirement for every healthy eater.
But when you buy more fresh produce, do you end up throwing away more than you eat?
Would you like to increase the shelf life of your fruits and veggies without having to use toxic plastic products that harm both the environment and you?
In today’s economy you can’t waste money on food that will rot the day after you bring it home.
Plastic food wraps and their negative effects on the environment and human health.
- PVC: Some food cling wraps (especiallyused at the deli counter) are polyvinylchloride (PVC), which is not only very environmentally toxic, it’s also laced with phthalates. Source
- BPA and phthalates: BPA and phthalates have been found in several types of plastic food containers and storage bags, increasing the possibility that you absorb them by storing food in plastics.Source
- Wildlife hazard: Film plastics like bags and cling wraps pollute landscapes and oceans where they pose choking, suffocating, intestinal blockage threats to wildlife. They also add to the great Pacific Ocean plastic island where they wrap around coral, killing these vital organisms.Source
- Non-renewable: Whether it’s made from #3 PVC or #4 LDPE or low-density polyethylene (another common material used to make plastic wrap products), these plastics are derived from petroleum, making them inherently non-renewable.
- Non-recyclable: Although it is technically possible to recycle these plastics, most curbside recycling programs will not accept plastic wraps. Learn more about recycling soft plastics.
HOW TO STORE VEGETABLES WITHOUT PLASTIC
