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How ‘sad’ bananas could help tackle food waste
Unsold solitary bananas are one of the most wasted types of food.
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It seems that many consumers prefer to buy bananas as a collective, customising bunches to their needs by tearing off any they don’t want.
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Lisa Eckmann
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Bananas are a sociable fruit. They thrive in bunches, bound by a unifying stalk which joins them happily together in curvy yellow brightness.
But what about the ones which get separated from the bunch? Cast aside as single entities, they become isolated and alone.
