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🥩If you are buying meat ask your local butcher or supermarket counter what the plastic free options are. Some items can be sold with no packaging and you can bring your own tubs to transport and store the items in! Think about alternatives for pigs in blankets, sliced ham and chicken, and even some small meat joints.  

🍗Some retailers offer plastic free packaging for turkeys and other centrepiece meats. However, be wary of how to dispose of this packaging. 'Compostable' or 'biodegradable' plastics may need special treatment to properly degrade. Although they may not biodegrade fully many biodegradable plastics have a smaller carbon footprint than traditional plastics as they are not made from crude oil.  If you want to find out where to buy plastic free meats google zero plastic or plastic free meat and find your nearest retailer. 

🍠 If you are buying a meat alternative look for the option with the least plastic. Often frozen items will have less plastic than fresh items.