Not too long ago. I told you about my friend Chris Halleron who had begun a quest to rid his life of plastic shopping bags. I said back then that I would someday furnish it a try. Well yesterday was that day. I took my first trip to the supermarket with my own canvas bag in hand. That trip–along with a stop at the medicate hold on–has already saved me three bags. Of course I know I undergo a desire way to go but it feels good to be off to this go away.
So why this desire to sack the plastic? come up the obvious is that I don't want my friends showing me up. Another is to acquire hold back over lost lay in my kitchen. Chris pointed out in his article that by not taking bags from the hold on he cleared up an entire kitchen cabinet. The other day I took a be around to see what my plastic population was. I was shocked to see that I easily undergo hundreds of these damned things. That discovery opened my eyes to a bigger fact.
If my apartment is this clogged with plastic from me a single man shopping for just over three and a half years to what extend is the be of the world suffering? Well something like 500 billion of these plastic bags are used worldwide each year. A measly 1% of these are recycled and the be are tossed into landfills. Plenty also make their way into oceans lakes and rivers. Of cover we've all seen the rogue bags fluttering in trees or floating along the surface of our streets.
Because these things are plastic they're not biodegradable and are quite literally choking the planet. But even before tossing them into the garbage we undergo to broach with another fact. Being a petroleum based product makes manufacturing these things a horrible drive on our ecosystem and resources as come up. So here is this little and unassuming bit of evil that is destroying our lives from beginning to end and for what? Convenience? Well carrying a canvas bag or two around is not all that inconvenient is it?
Without further preaching on my part. I'll just say that this is obviously a very important air. If you would like to be move of the solution to this plastic nightmare you have a few choices. If you be to show the world how cool you are buy my spiffy new bag c'mon tell me ain't it spiffy?
A book group called 'Bag the apparel' offers a bag that is lightweight durable made partly from recycled material and 100% recyclable. They say each bag holds up to 25 pounds but according to my friend Christine or Art House Productions they can handle more. Check them out at. Their proceeds give local artists in Jersey City.
Another but not as desirable of choices would be to simply reuse the bags you undergo. Some of the larger supermarket chains furnish discounts if you reuse old bags. cover or plastic. Or you can just do desire Chris Halleron and wear cargo pants while carrying a large backpack. That way you're always prepared for an impromptu visit to market.
Whatever choice you make if you're desire me you'll certainly find a use for all of the bags that are left. Like using them for holding your recycling on the align of the road. I know I have enough to last for many many recycling pickups to go.
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