I like to buy fruit.  

I live alone in a one-bedroom apartment, so when I say I buy apples, it means I buy one apple.

I have learned to buy the minimum quantity of everything or the result is squishy bags of rotting veggies a week or two later.

So, I notice, that no other people are buying apples (apple).  Or oranges.   No matter what supermarket I go to, I seem to be the only person whose basket is full of...food.   Or food that is not privately labelled.

So, my question is, what happens to all this other real food that is not bought?   My unscientific analysis is that something like 95% of all "fresh food" must be thrown away.   That goes for meats and seafood as well (and I notice very few people other than me shopping at the deli or butcher couners).

Maybe one way to "be Green" is just to get rid of all the other stuff.   How about a grocery store that is only two aisles wide.   Fresh meats.  Fresh fruits and veggies.

What else do you need?

Well, I could definitely do without the meat counter full of dead animal parts. And I need a really good bakery that knows how to do wholegrain European-style breads with a great crust.

If you're shopping in a supermarket as you say, that's likely the issue. I wouldn't buy fruit at a major supermarket unless I was REALLY hungry. Shopping at a natural foods store or coop, the produce will be mostly organic and the turnover will be quicker, resulting in fresher produce. Where I shop the produce area is always hoppin' and clerks seem to be constantly restocking.  

Apples this time of year are several months old so don't make it to my cart very often -- they just don't taste as good fresh off the tree in the summer/fall ...

Surprisingly, we do have a grocery chain that is similar to your description. They do have several aisles of packaged foods but way more than half of the store is produce, meat, cheese, etc. Even the packaged food is reasonably "healthy."

Don't know if Sprouts is only in the north Dallas, TX area or if they're spreading.