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Many environmentally friendly people take it to recycle plastic and glass bottles to reduce their carbon footprint. However, it'slarge companies This contributes to the most plastic waste, which means that even the smallest waste reduction can make a very big difference. So whenWalmart says he will not provide English cucumbers wrapped in plasticIt's a larger business that it may seem.

Now, to select Walmart locations, the Produce section will offer English cucumbers provided by the Houweling group through a partnership with the company,Scrap. AQuel cucumbers are not packaged with plastic, a method that many vegetable producers use to help increase the life of fresh products. Instead, cache cucumbers are designed to have a protective skin that is edible and made from plants - no chemicals. (In touch:8 groceries who can soon be in the short diet)

A cucumber of the wings-wings will lasttwo to three times longera cucumber that is not packed in a single-use plastic. Not only does this type of cucumber do not require plastic, but also helps prevent food waste because it does not oxide as quickly with this additional protective coating. And, for every 500,000 cases purchased,Houweling and APEL will effectively eliminate the equivalent of 820,000 single-use plastic bottles out of the supply chain.

"From the first time we have examined the potential of the cucumbers without plastic, we have seen the opportunity and the challenge of providing advancing technology to market. From a high level, the possibility of conducting a Disruption in this category and improve our decorated durability. The profile put us on the point of knowing where we are today, "said Kevin Doran, Chairman of the Houweling Group and Chief Executive Officer of a statement.

WithWalmart Providing nearly 25% of the supply of fresh products from the country to the nation's customers, remove English cucumbers with plastic coatings in selected locations is a step to maintain the plastic out of landfills and reduce food waste.