http://agriculturesociety.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/rethink-your-recycling/ Your resource for nutrition through traditional foods and sustainable living Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:28:56 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://agriculturesociety.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/rethink-your-recycling/#comment-4 velvetechos Mon, 05 Nov 2007 00:41:28 +0000 http://agriculturesociety.wordpress.com/2007/11/04/rethink-your-recycling/#comment-4 It is true, plastic bags and product packaging are two of the worst polluters. I keep a few canvas bags in my car so that I don't even have to think about whether or not I need a bag with my groceries - I just bring one in with me when I go into the store. It has two bonuses, one is the greater good of the earth and the other is none of that horrid "oh no, my bag just ripped while I was carrying my groceries into the house" All of the packaging for "convenience" on products is ridiculous, thankfully since I buy mostly whole foods, the packaging is minimal, and since I discovered the lovely and fun world of bento boxes (these amazing japanese inspired lunch boxes that come with little reusable and insulated containers) I don't use things like sandwich bags and so on. They're usually really fun and cute, so I hope they catch on, and people use them instead of using throw-away packaging for everything! It is true, plastic bags and product packaging are two of the worst polluters. I keep a few canvas bags in my car so that I don’t even have to think about whether or not I need a bag with my groceries – I just bring one in with me when I go into the store. It has two bonuses, one is the greater good of the earth and the other is none of that horrid “oh no, my bag just ripped while I was carrying my groceries into the house”
All of the packaging for “convenience” on products is ridiculous, thankfully since I buy mostly whole foods, the packaging is minimal, and since I discovered the lovely and fun world of bento boxes (these amazing japanese inspired lunch boxes that come with little reusable and insulated containers) I don’t use things like sandwich bags and so on. They’re usually really fun and cute, so I hope they catch on, and people use them instead of using throw-away packaging for everything!

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