It's an all hands-on-deck situation as individuals, companies and industries are striving and creating concepts and models that can help reduce the usage of plastics and its release into the environment. Some of which are included in my previous posts, namely:
- **Ooho Edible Water Pods**.
https://steemit.com/steemstem/@a-condor/go-green-ooho-edible-water-pods
- **Eco-friendly plastic houses**.
https://steemit.com/steemstem/@a-condor/reduce-reuse-recycle-eco-friendly-plastic-houses

And now, in Thailand, food items especially cooking ingredients, vegetables and fruits are seen packaged in banana leaves. Even meat products were not left out. This eco-friendly packaging was an initiative from Rimping supermarket in Chiangmai, Thailand. 
Big supermarkets in Vietnam have also adopted this wonderful method of packaging. _Vietnam ranks number four in the world for the most amount of plastic waste dumped into the ocean, therefore such intiative is of utmost importance._

Here are some photos showing the banana leaves package:

![20190608_081236.jpg](https://cdn.steemitimages.com/DQmboqup8a5X4f1U6ndgsNhRyCn8LLiNpXvsa28GiwGesdB/20190608_081236.jpg)
[Images source](https://nextshark.com/banana-leaves-asia-plastic-packaging/?fbclid=IwAR3V8cl14QQbecxWGTLip04wWIFzkcDO5pjsTmWS_bfKoIqEdl_F_8No2y0)

Photo credit: Perfect Home Chiangmai



**I guess we have to refer back to the 18th and 19th century sometimes if we really want a sustainable environment.** 🤗🤗🤗