Food & grocery

Bought in bulk or in film packaging that is used once.

Commonly sold in film bags; boxed and loose versions exist.

Paper sacks and plastic sacks sit side by side on the shelf.

Paper and plastic packaging for an identical product.

Cardboard, glass and plastic packaging for the same thing.

Tins, glass and film bags for the same staple.

Oils in the product sit against the packaging for months.

Sticky product held against film packaging in storage.

Glass jars and plastic shakers for identical contents.

Usually a film liner inside a cardboard box.

Metallised film bags with no common recycling route.

Foil, paper and plastic wrappers for the same bar.

Trays and films inside a box, often several layers.

Bulk, carton and film-bag versions of the same product.

Individually wrapped in film, eaten in seconds.

Oily product stored against its packaging for months.

Cartons carry a plastic liner; glass bottles do not.

Glass, aluminium and PET hold the same drink.

Bottled at home or in glass avoids single-use PET.

Fats readily take up what they are stored in, over months.

Acidic contents in prolonged contact with the container.

Acidic and oily contents stored for months after opening.

Glass jars and squeeze bottles for the same product.

High-fat product held against its container in the fridge.

Oily product stored in glass or plastic for months.

Glass with a metal lid versus plastic tubs.

Returnable glass, cartons and plastic bottles for one product.

Fatty product wrapped directly in film at the counter.

Pulp cartons and plastic cartons sit side by side.

Absorbent pads and film trays versus butcher paper.

Almost always film-wrapped, though refill formats exist.

Hot food is packed into containers it then sits in.

Bought into your own container, so no packaging at all.

The container is reused; only the contents are bought.

Retailers built around selling without packaging.