Too Little, Too Late
April 23rd, 2009. Filed under: Wednesday's Wonders.Now that the plastic bag industry has been under pressure from consumers, environmental advocates and even retailers, they’ve decided to throw us a bone. Big announcement. By 2015, 80% to the plastic bag makers are going to give us bags made from 40% recycled content. Do they honestly think something like this is going to keep us using plastic bags? More people are becoming aware of the dangers of these bags. Cities are even beginning to outlaw them.
We do have alternatives to disposable bags. More and more people are taking their own bags when they shop. We may be years behind Europe and Scandinavia in commitment to recycling and protecting our environment, but we’re rapidly catching up with the spirit of less waste as we try to protect our environment.
Let’s continue to take our own reusable bags when we shop. Saturday I’ll be providing more links for those of you who want to stitch, knit or crochet more substantial bags than those some retailers are providing selling.