Plastic fantastic?

I went to do a food shop in Aldi today. I went to Aldi because I want to shop as cheaply as I can. Success. I got everything I needed and stayed within my budget. While I was putting the shopping away I had a feeling of overwhelming disappointment. I was listening to Jeremy Vine on radio 2 debating the plastic recycling crisis facing th UK. China has pulled out of taking a quarter of our waste to deal with. However, we are still buying over packaged, Chinese, cheap goods. I wouldn’t mind betting that much of the plastic used  by Chinese manufacturers is not easily recyclable. Today I could not recycle any of the plastic my fruit and veg was packed in . I understand the science and that different types of plastic don’t mix and therefore cannot be recycled easily. I can only imagine that non recyclable packaging is the cheapest option for our supermarkets and helps to keep the costs down.  It is a vicious circle then. Our local greengrocer has gone, not being able to cope with an Asda and Aldi within striking distance.  I hope the government are concerned enough to act upon this problem swiftly. We as a country have accepted reusable plastic shopping bags. I have washed mine out today. They are drying in the sun room as I fear the wind would have taken them if hung outside. I would like to vote with my feet and not buy anything with unrecyclable packaging. I can’t afford to do this as I live far away from large towns. Unless I get in my car and burn fuel I am stuck with what is on offer to me around here.
Today I have been seed sorting. I am more determined than ever to use every tiny bit of growing space to grow my food. I am sad that the UK is in this packaging pickle and hope we can turn things around for a better future.