Some such outlets do exist. Its also reminiscent of older style open-air food markets. But globally speaking, the short term charms of plastics clearly won the

Some such outlets do exist. Its also reminiscent of older style open-air food markets. But globally speaking, the short term charms of plastics clearly won the economic race. The same cheap, low effort, high resistance elements that make plastics such an environmental problem are also the factors which dictated its use.