Anytime you want to buy green,
according to a new organization called Bulk is Green. Buying in bulk
not only reduces packaging, it also saves money. With many foods you
can save more than 20% when you buy in bulk. Herbs and spices can cost
almost 50% less when bought in bulk. Bulk is Green advocates the
availability of more food items in "large, in-store containers from
which consumers serve the precise quantities they require." Carbon
footprints are reduced across the board. Not only do consumers carry
less home because they buy less packaging, but bulk foods transported
to stores require little or no extraneous packaging, and "there is no
transportation of packaging materials from the supplier to the food
processor either." Packaged food does serve a purpose, says Bulk is
Green, and the organization does not advocate doing away with portioned
packaging. "People should realize that they have a choice," according
to a spokesperson, and that all sorts of foods are now available in
bulk—not just dried beans, rice, pasta and the like, but also items
like olive oil, honey and spices.
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