Food

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Food Local Food It's better to buy local food than products that come from far away, even from other countries. It's not because that food is worse, but because transporting it from so far away is very polluting. For example, if you buy tomatoes from the United States, those tomatoes have traveled by plane and then by truck to the supermarket. All that transport produces a lot of pollution. In short, the farther the food comes from, the more it pollutes. That's why, if we buy local products, we help reduce pollution and support our local economy. Less Packaging Product packaging pollutes the environment, both when it is produced and after it is used. Many packages create unnecessary plastic. For example, fruit could be sold with less packaging, simply in boxes or loose. These plastics harm the environment in direct and indirect ways. Directly, because they often end up on the ground and, over time, reach rivers and seas. There, marine animals can mistake them for food and die. In addition, plastics break down into microplastics that pollute the water and enter the food chain. Indirectly, because recycling also uses energy and creates pollution. For this reason, it is important ...