I about fell over when I went to grab a piece of fruit for breakfast at the Days Inn West in Eau Claire, WI. My family and I were travelling through on our way to our cabin way up north, and the drive is so long, we had to stop over for the night. It was early in the morning, around 7:30, so I wasn’t quite with it just yet, and I had to rub my eyes before I really got a good look at this one.
Yes, this is a Granny Smith apple. It’s nicely wrapped in Saran Wrap.
Why??? I do not know. I always thought the skin was nature’s packaging!
If they did it for food safety reasons (which, as a certified food safety manager myself, I know is not required), I wonder why they didn’t wrap the oranges or the bananas. Maybe only the Granny Smith’s carry harmful bacteria or are more susceptible to it. I’ll bring that up at my next recertification training.
Now, granted, this is not a grossly negligent example of unnecessary packaging, however it certainly was TOTALLY unnecessary in its own right. I will be sending this independently-owned Days Inn a question about this. I plan to ask them just how much Saran Wrap is wasted annually on this particular procedure, an item that otherwise wouldn’t need to be purchase by a hotel chain that doesn’t have a food service division. I’d be interested to hear their response, and when I do, so will you!
Regards,
Waste-Knot
~ tying ‘em down, ’til they give in for Mama Earth!
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