some supermarkets have been criticised for unnecessary packaging.victoria moore from veolia&rsquos love food hate waste looks at why our food has so much packaging.eating my cereal, i gazed blearyeyed at the wealth of information on the decorated box and it made me wonder about the sheer amount of wrapping there had been around the flakes of crunchy satisfaction that enable my day to start that little bit sweeter.inside their cardboard box &ndash which hosts all manor of information i didn&39t know i needed to know &ndash and a list of ingredients lay a crinkly plastic bag encasing the flakes. while freshness is ensured by this layer of plastic protection, i know that its fate is one of general waste rather than recycling like its cardboard counterpart.it&rsquos surprising just how much packaging and storage has changed over the years.related contentvictoria moore try giving &39ugly&39 veg a chancevictoria moore make use of this time in the kitchenvictoria moore &lsquocook once, eat twice&rsquovictoria moore be haphazard with your baking approachnew wi cookbook celebrates 100 years of recipesred nose cocktail created by nottingham bar for comic reliefthe humble glass milk bottle, loved by all at the time until they stayed on the step too long and curdled are nearly a vintage reminiscence although i have been told that milkman rounds still exist, they have now diversified into all manner of doorstep produce deliveries. the bottles themselves were 100 recyclable and reused time and time again after a thorough high temperature clean &ndash just as jam jars are now.packaging is always a source of confusion and, when talking to people, it&39s plastic that causes most of the issues. luckily in nottinghamshire we have a simple system for easy identification if it&39s a plastic bottle, take off its lid and pop the bottle in the recycling bin similarly if it&39s a yoghurt pot or margarine tub.don&39t get me wrong, plastic isn&39t evil, it&39s a truly fantastic modern invention, and can keep food fresher for longer. there are just so many different types connected with food packaging that aren&39t currently able to be turned into something else, so wherever possible if we can limit its use so much the better.i&39m sure we&39ve all seen overpackaged bananas in supermarkets. fruit is fantastic and apart from a rinse, most can be eaten straight from being picked so don&39t unnecessarily add an extra layer to it down the aisles before packing it again at the tills to take home.to make a simple change, remembering a reusable shopping bag can help cut down the amount of carrier bags thrown away easier said than done but if you leave one in your car or handbag it&39s surprising how often then come into use. 
