Calling All Burners
Mama's Got A Brand New Bag...Your Own
Wed, December 27, 2006 - 9:03 PM
That's right my friends-Bring Your Own Bag. As one news show and magazine article after another tells us, it's do or die time for Mother Earth. Even if you're too busy with your job at the coal mine, Hum2 joyriding, or doe hunting in your nearby National Park to make a difference in having a more blue-green world...I can make it easy for you...
Next time you go shopping-at the Mac store, Mac World, or goddess forbid, MacDonald's, take your own bag. Whole Foods and a whole bunch of other grocery stores will actually give you MONEY BACK for using your own bag. You don't need one more bag to stash with the other 50 you haven't reused yet under your kitchen sink. Or even better, for those single purchases, just say "No bag, please." Let's be real New York City-that can of soda doesn't actually require a paper bag, plastic straw, and fifteen napkins to consume. It just doesn't.
That's my latest suggestion to help us all avoid drowning in the mass of disposable plastic bags (14 BILLION per year in the US) we are collecting and collecting and...you get it.
And if you still don't get it...
Did you know that there is currently more plastic floating on the surface of the ocean than plankton?
Did you know it takes 20 years for a plastic bag to biodegrade in a landfill?
Did you know that each of us can make a huge and positive change in the health of our world just by making a adjustment to our daily practices? Just repeat after me, "I don't need a bag, I have my own."
Love you sugarpies. It's do or die time, my beauties. Do or die.
An addendum to this post: Today (03-28-07) I learned that the city of San Francisco is attempting to pass legislation to BAN plastic bag in stores! That's why SF stands for Soso Fresh!
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Wed, December 27, 2006 - 10:17 PM
I have this little motto, the best way to recycle something is to never have consumed it to begin with. Its sort of Zen but I like it. I think it makes people think.
Id just like to add that I always do this! I carry my back pack its a LLbean and it holds an amazing amount of things for its small size. In addition just think of the Carbon you would be offsetting by unsubscribe yourself from jumk mailers, catalogs whatever! I have been doing it with every piece of junk mail coming my way |
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Thu, December 28, 2006 - 10:11 AM
Ireland has it right
A few years ago I was in Ireland at a time when big change occured. When I first arrived, the single roll of film I purchased came tucked inside a plastic bag. A few days later, a new law went into affect. Rather than give a refund, stores were actually required to charge for the use of a bag, about 8 cents, and the clerks had to ask if you wanted one. The money raised went into a fund used entirely to clean up trash in natural preserves, and fund new nature areas. Those Europeans have a lot of good ideas. Just think how far 1.12 Billion dollars would go toward cleaning up our environment, and protecting our wild areas.
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Thu, December 28, 2006 - 1:04 PM
booya! yeah I've been on this tip too. nice one ...one love!
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