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This latest video from China's Green Beat takes a look at the waste that results from excessive packaging in food, the associated cultural reasons that come along with it and how we can do our part to solve the problem.
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the video addresses a valid concern but the amateuristic style and "humoristic" antics make it unwatchable for me, i'm sorry. over-packaging as it is presented in the first port of the video is only part of the problem i think. everything, not just food and candy, is wrapped or packaged at least once in plastic in shanghai. the amount of plastic i have to throw away after a visit to the dry-cleaner, for example, is crazy. anyway.. raising more awareness is good i guess.
Overpackaging has become a huge problem in the USA, it seems China is simply copying it. Or perhaps since many of the products available in the USA are made/packaged in China, the requirements that the USA market has demanded are carrying over into the Chinese market.