Thought this link was worth sharing, as each article offers some great information why not to use plastic bags.
Enjoy!
http://www.factorydirectpromos.com/blog/give-the-gift-of-a-plastic-free-world-this-holiday-and-join-the-plastic-bag-ban-movement
Thursday, December 13, 2012
Monday, December 3, 2012
Plastic bags blow
Everyone knows that plastic bags blow.
Well I thought everyone knew, but seeing as how people still produce,
sell, and distribute plastic bags, maybe everyone does not know. So maybe
it warrants a short discussion.
I think when we discuss plastic bags, so
as not to bore people to tears, we can ignore the obvious environmental impact
they present at the start of this chat. Maybe a better approach is to think about the overall costs
of the bags, not just on the planet but on people too. Perhaps there is a reason they are so cheap,
and can be given out at your local whatever shop. But just because
something is cheap does not mean it does not have a price, monetary, human, environmental, or
otherwise. I think that is fair to say
if something seems too good to be true, it probably is. There is always a price that someone pays,
whether that me cheap labor or negative environmental influences. And this is where I think the real lesson is
for us, not always so intelligent humans, because it appears that we are
sometimes slow learners. The price we pay may not always be charged
immediately, but it does not mean some nasty collector won't eventually come
around. And I think the collector is here. The planet, as well as
the animals and the people of this planet, are asking to stop using plastic
bags, it is just not worth it anymore.
We cannot get rid of these bags, and now
we, as well as other life on this planet, are starting to pay for the extra
baggage. The bags clog our water systems, they pollute animal and plant
life. And for what, so you could bring a few things home from the grocery
store, which could have just as easily been placed in a reusable bag.
It is actually quite funny to
me, because when I was growing up (not so long ago) the grocery
stores that my family frequented charged for plastic, and so to eliminate this
extra cost we took our own bags. Maybe that is why it is such a natural
concept to me, take your own bags. And honestly I get far less funky looks these days when I very politely say no thanks to plastic, wherever they may be doling it out.
My environmental
message can generally be summed up in a few short words (yeah right like
whatever I say is ever short). And that
is not everything has to be easy and convenient, which is what is promised to us
with a disposable lifestyle. In fact the
lies of disposable lifestyles are finally being revealed, and we
should now know that simply taking any sort of reusable bag
to ANYWHERE, not just grocery shops, is much better and dare I say
smarter, than taking one of those pesky and always lingering plastic bags.
And guess what else, it really is just as easy and sometimes even more convenient. So haha take that plastic bags.
Why do we need all this extra baggage?
Answer is we DON'T! If you are like me I am sure you have enough baggage already. So let’s applaud all those many
cities that are banning plastic. I am so
proud of all the work you are doing for the citizens not only of your city, but
also the planet. I would gladly live in any one of those cities. So please remember that it is easy to say no
to plastic when it is offered, because let’s face it, plastic blows!
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