grumpyf1

Cat & Paul Moffat - plastic free! Last week, I ended my column praising Tesco for ditching some Best Before dates to help cut down on food waste.  I also suggested that working on reducing packaging was something to strive for. The supermarket giant might not have responded, but I’m heartened by the news that a couple from Ulverston will soon be opening a zero-waste store, called Cut The Wrap. Last year, Cat and Paul Moffat made a valiant effort to cut down on their packaging use, and tried to stop using single use plastics – the stuff that you can’t recycle. They soon discovered how hard this can be when you’ve a family to feed and an average level of income. Their simple realisation, that many other people feel the same way, spurred them to pursue their idea of a shop where there is no packaging that you need to get rid of. Bring your own container, and buy by weight. Apart from the packaging reduction, the ability to buy just what you need, rather than the pre-se...