a new face for this complete new start for a new volkswagen whatever at the end this is really going to mean and we ll find out more board meeting on friday in frankfurt for us thank you very much indeed. when it comes to the environment plastics are a real problem resenting health hazards to humans and animals alike a recent report from friends of the europe and the end is zero waste europe found that more than a third is rule food sold in the european union is wrapped in plastic now for many people there s the sense that while we shouldn t be knitting with plastic it s whole to live without it but that doesn t have to be the case. it s hard to lead the world off plastics especially in the food retail industry such packaging protects products during delivery it also helps prolong shelf life so that supposedly less food is thrown away and eaten at least that s the idea but environmental activists have just released a study stating the contrary what this study shows is that between two