Paper or Plastic?

So every time you go through the check out, you now have to formally state whether or not you want a plastic bag to carry your purchases home in. It used to be a foregone conclusion that you’d need one. But now conscientious people carry a cloth bag with them so as not to contribute to harming the environment.

But if you’re a bit like me you don’t always happen to remember to. In fact, you may rarely be on the ball here. Soooooo, every single time it’s like you have to go on record as someone who hates the environment. “Yes, please.” you quietly acknowledge hoping no one will call you to task. But recently my guy happily avowed – “Yeah, give us a plastic bag – we’re all about global warming.” The clerk laughed out loud. I suppose she gets a bit tired of having to ask it a couple hundred times a day.

Everything adds up and I know I could do better with recycling etc. To make it easier for everyone more companies are making biodegradable bags that allow for the consumer to keep their usual habits. It’s hard to train us – don’t you know.

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