The companies set to profit from the death of plastic

A global consumer movement against plastic packaging is growing – and it's one big businesses can no longer ignore.

The times they are a changing: the wanton consumption of disposable plastics is no longer something to celebrate, as it was on the cover of "Life" magazine in 1955. Getty

Leila Abboud

Nov 22, 2019 – 9.49am

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Every week or two, Magali Sartre, a 44-year-old who lives in Paris, goes online to grocery shop. She clicks on orange juice, olive oil, tea, pasta, cookies and crackers – a typical order for herself, her two young children and her husband, which she tops up with trips to a nearby organic shop, butcher and cheesemonger.

But when the delivery arrives, it looks anything but typical. Packed in a padded tote bag with thick foam dividers, the pasta and loose tea are in stainless steel reusable containers and the orange juice is in a glass bottle.