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A different New Years resolution
Jan. 2nd, 2022 01:52 pmA few years ago I read about somebody who vowed to give up plastic for a year as her way of fighting pollution or global warming or something. I was impressed with the idea at the time, and briefly thought "Maybe I should do that!" until I actually thought about what that would entail. But I feel increasingly guilty every time I regard the ridiculous pile of plastic left behind by one salad kit. Surely I could do better.
So I'm resolving to use LESS plastic this year. I'm not willing to give up all packaged foods, cancel my newspaper subscription, brush my teeth with baking soda, and bake all my own bread. But surely I can find a way to make a salad that doesn't require 4 plastic sleeves inside another larger plastic sleeve inside a plastic bag, right?
I should probably do less ordering from Amazon (although I'm not even going to think about that until the latest pandemic surge abates). But even if you shop only in brick-and-mortar stores, almost everything on the shelves is sheathed in plastic film, stuffed in a plastic bag, or embedded in a plastic clamshell.
Any suggestions, folks?
So I'm resolving to use LESS plastic this year. I'm not willing to give up all packaged foods, cancel my newspaper subscription, brush my teeth with baking soda, and bake all my own bread. But surely I can find a way to make a salad that doesn't require 4 plastic sleeves inside another larger plastic sleeve inside a plastic bag, right?
I should probably do less ordering from Amazon (although I'm not even going to think about that until the latest pandemic surge abates). But even if you shop only in brick-and-mortar stores, almost everything on the shelves is sheathed in plastic film, stuffed in a plastic bag, or embedded in a plastic clamshell.
Any suggestions, folks?
