Imagine you’re at your local supermarket, strolling down the fruit and veg aisle and want to grab yourself a few bananas. Which bananas do you reach for?
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When people grab their favourite fruit from the table, they’ll often grab a bunch of bananas and break one or two off to get the right number they’re after. This leaves many single bananas floating around the fruit stand.
What many people don’t know is that these single bananas are often neglected.
Why you should always buy single bananas
According to Banish, the truth is that it all comes down to reducing food waste. The eco-friendly and plastic-free online store shared the tip in a recent Instagram post about making your supermarket shop more planet-friendly.
“It’s a little-known fact that these guys [single bananas] go into a landfill if they are not sold at the end of the day,” says Banish.
So if you buy all the single bananas, you will be single-handedly (or single banana-ey) helping combat food waste.
It’s a small choice with a big impact on sustainability.
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