asperity Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 I thought retailers were supposed to be making efforts to reduce packaging: Bananas come complete with their own packaging anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Sid Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 But if you think about it a bit they could argue that they are supplying a bag to put the peel in for disposal once you have eaten the bananananana (oops started but had trouble remembering where to stop) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 A bit tenuous Sid. If you are going to dispose of the peel properly anyway, why would you need to put it in a plastic bag? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sha Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 The best way to dispose of banana peel is to throw it in the garden under your rose bushes.....just a little tip I picked up from Gardener's World, I've been doing it for years now and can verify it works a dream!... due to all the different minerals in the banana I believe. Back to the thread......excess packaging...something that really irritates me! Perhaps the suppliers should be forced to pay a waste disposal charge? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Bananas have a high quantity of potassium, and are also quite radio active because of this. Unfortunately if the suppliers were forced to pay a waste disposal charge they would just pass the cost on to the customer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inky pete Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Packaging like that is often filled with an inert gas - usually carbon dioxide or nitrogen - which prolongs the shelf life of the product and therefore leads to LESS waste overall. Bagged salads are the same, they'll last for well over a week if left sealed but will have gone off within a couple of days once opened. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asperity Posted March 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 In my experience bananas get eaten well before they get a chance to over-ripen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Packaging like that is often filled with an inert gas - usually carbon dioxide or nitrogen - which prolongs the shelf life of the product and therefore leads to LESS waste overall. Bagged salads are the same, they'll last for well over a week if left sealed but will have gone off within a couple of days once opened. I always wondered why my bagged salad goes off so quickly once opened whereas the other bag bought at the same time is still as fresh looking. Odd really as if I buy an unbagged iceberg lettuce for example it lasts much longer... I guess it must be much fresher to start of with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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