A frugal life is an easy life!

I would normally post this in our supermarket section, I decided to place it in here, as it could have gone in our gardening section also.
Supermarket domination of food sales is well documented, but what I witnessed today in our local Asda, summed up perfectly problems that British people are facing.

I nipped into Asda, to pick up some bread as our local garage (which sells our bread cheaper) had sold out.
Whilst I was waiting at a checkout, on the conveyor belt after me, was placed the traditional ingredients for a sunday roast dinner by the couple after me.

Broccoli - Wrapped in polythene to stop it from ripening (more landfill) from the chiller cabinet (more CFCs and carbon emissions)
Rooster potatoes - Wrapped in polythene again, for a longer shelf life (more landfill) out of season, so must have been chilled (more CFCs) and transported from Holland (carbon emissions)
Carrots - Washed and wrapped in polythene (more landfill) costing the customer more money, they were also chilled (more CFCs) and transported from abroad (more carbon emissions)
A small chicken - A battery farmed, "no frills" chicken, packaged in a white tray and covered in polythene (yet more landfill) transported from god knows where (carbon emissions) and out of the chiller (more CFCs)

All this was then placed in two non biodegradable carrier bags.

Without casting any aspertions on anyone, this is precisely why the country's people are facing huge bills for landfill, for waste collection, for carbon emissions and polluting the environment.

Financial pressures are coming from targets that those in charge of the country have signed up to in recent years.
It's a struggle for each household to reduce what they throw away, so pay more for local services to get rid of waste packaging.
It's expensive to buy fuel, as the country tries to meet EU emissions targets, or face billions of pounds in fines.

Everyday expenses are going up and are a burden on each and every household, I'm struggling to name another business that generates so much waste and emissions.
Everytime petrol goes up, the price of supermarket food goes up as well, as it is often imported and has to be transported to a central warehouse and then transported again to the shelf.
What if our food was grown in the UK?
Would our emissions not fall?
Would our landfill/burning waste not reduce dramatically, if "fresh" foods didnt need storing in chillers or came packaged in paper bags?

I shop locally from independants, who are disappearing fast. Someone or some official body needs to get a grip of supermarkets, in turn this has to reduce our emissions and carbon footprint thingy and reduce the need for landfill, saving all of us money in the long run?
The only progress I see from various news sources, is that the powers that be and supermarkets are continuing to pass the increasing costs on to each and every household!