Why should the markets change their methods of selling products? 

Supermarkets should cooperate with Albright, the CEO of Truegarden using an aeroponic system. An aeroponic system is a vertical farm that replaces soil with coconut husk. All the nutrients will be mixed in water with a solution that gets pumped into the air for the plants. Albright is a licensed pharmacist and guarantees aeroponic is more efficient than using pesticide spray to preserve the produce. If markets use the same system, they will use 90% less water, grows fast, uses less space, and uses less pesticide spray to produce vegetables. These spaces that weren’t taken up by the traditional agriculture system can plant more trees so they can recycle carbon dioxide. In addition, it’s cost-efficient since plants grow fast in a short amount of time allowing produce to be cheaper. This is a replacement for some products since it’s inexpensive and more stainable. Furthermore, there’s less demand for transportation that pollute the air. 

Markets have been purchasing items that use too much energy and resources to create. Hemi Kim, a reporter who wrote an article about “Beef Consumption in the U.S.” recognizes animals such as cows are being grown in unsanitary places that have a high infestation of bacterial growth. Animals like these will have a harmful impact on our well-being due to the amount of impurity. Not only that, but it’s also such a waste that “161.6 billion dollars’ worth of food went uneaten, of which about 30 percent was meat, poultry, and fish” (Kim, 2021). All the resources that were input and output were worthless, unstable and unproductive. The amount of time put into feeding the cows, the land they’ve taken up, the time they were slaughtered and packaged, and the transportation fees. It’s usually unprofitable and unstainable for our ecosystem. In addition, the output is the increase of methane, carbon dioxide, and disbursement.

 It’s amazing how Budgens in North London collaborate with brands that try to cut off plastic. The packaging in the stores is compostable. Many supermarkets are full of plastic wraps and there’s no alternative way. In addition, 95% of plastic isn’t recycled due to some residue on or within the plastic. These residues are difficult for plastic to be recycled; in the end, they will go to the landfill. Plastic packaging will take 20+ years to break down and even longer if there’s residue on the plastic. Markets collaborate with companies that produce unnecessary carbon dioxides such as plastic packing and transportation. Packaging is an issue because the market uses plastic and pesticide spray that is unhealthy to both humans and the environment. There’s so much plastic packaging and gasses wasted in our ecosystem. Professor Zarnoch from Baruch who has been an active researcher in marine ecology and aquaculture since 2001 is concern with the abundance of plastic waste. Plastic breaking down into microplastics has been affecting the marine ecosystem. Animals living in the oceans or beaches such as fish, seals, turtles, etc. are consuming plastics to shorten their lifespan. Inside of using plastic, markets can use a sturdy tote bag that doesn’t break that easily.

Overall, what markets are selling and how they present their products affect their customers. This includes an awareness of the amount of plastic usage and wastage. An individual that lives near a business that undermines plastic usage is more likely to use an excessive amount of plastic which contributes to global warming. Not only that, but transportation also pollutes the air so an aeroponic system is a better solution than using traditional agriculture and transporting it. Having a location that produces stands and sells vegetables grown from an aeroponic system that uses fewer resources would help the ecosystem drastically. There’s less waste and if the vegetable begins to go bad then workers can compost it for new trees to be fertilized. Small changes can create a huge impact over time. Therefore, markets can be an encouragement for their customers and environment.