Most people are aware of microplastics and the attempt to ban single-use plastic items (checkout bags, straws, stir sticks, cutlery, six-pack rings, and take-out containers) that continue to become increasingly more problematic. But very few of us have taken notice of those pesky little stickers that are slapped on most loose supermarket veggies and fruits. Shoppers see them but don’t realize that they, too, when multiplied by the thousands, create environmental pollution both in their manufacturing and disposal. Yet, through the lens of a young schoolgirl, that vision is very real.
