Earth week ( Archived) (25)

jono7: hiya Friskyone

i recently read about plastic bags vs paper bags and cloth bags.
turns out, the fossil fueled industry of cutting down trees for paper bags costs more, and negatively impacts the planet more than using plastic bags. it suggested using plastic bags, ... but to reuse them. ie. use later for litter or garbage. reuse for toting.
and it mentioned that for cloth bags to be as effective as using plastic bags, one would need to use the cloth bag 1100 times.

i want to add though, that from a different point of view...you won't find paper bag islands like the plastic islands, floating in the ocean.

i think focusing on a smaller footprint personally contributes to good stewardship of the land.

i used to have a much smaller footprint on the westcoast when i shopped at the markets, almost no waste, didn't buy paper towels, plastic wrap, or shop in big box stores, buy pre packaged food items, eat fast foods, or drive a lot. currently i am living in another province in a rural area which makes no waste shopping a bit challenging. but i still think i could be doing better.

jono7: hiya Friskyone

i'm ok, thank you.
i didn't know those facts till i read them last week.
i'm sure no expert.... lots of room for improvement....

my favourite way to recycle is to find something...thrown away...and make it into something else. re-purpose it.