No wrap, no waste — just fresh veg goodness

For top eco chef and food writer Tom Hunt, shopping locally and seasonally is key to avoiding harmful plastics in the kitchen

‘It doesn’t have to cost more,’ says Tom Hunt, ‘It can be cheaper to buy a loose, seasonal turnip than an imported, plastic-wrapped pepper.’ 

ONCE you become aware of microplastics, it suddenly seems as if they are everywhere. That’s because they are, even if a lot of the time you can’t see them.

Primary microplastics are found in cosmetics (for example, microbeads) or shed from synthetic textiles, like microfiber cloths or plastic scrubbing sponges. Secondary microplastics come from the disintegration of larger plastic objects.