Anyways, thanks for the reply and I appreciate that you are trying to do something for charity. I love you even more after this

Wish you success,
jack

Thanks so much for your well thought-out comment!

I think it’s ridiculously awesome that your family of 7 only gets the trash taken out once a MONTH! Wow!

Thanks also for calling me out on my wording. I definitely did not mean to imply that I don’t appreciate the steps that some people take.

What I meant was that, while I definitely appreciate that, the buck cannot stop just there.

Every little bit does help. I’d ideally like to see more than “little bits” though, and have people like you – people who have their trash taken out once a month. People who buy glass and reuse it instead of plastic. People who are conscious about what they purchase, etc etc

If a person is not using plastic bags, they’re then not throwing them away, right? And if they’re not using them and obviously not throwing them away, then they ARE reducing waste, right?

Sure, it may not be much, but it certainly isn’t “NOT reducing waste” as you accuse. They’re not adding the plastic bags to the landfill since they’re not using any.

And second, how do you know that’s the only thing they’re doing – using cloth shopping bags and driving an energy saving car – as you assert? Are you following them around watching their every move?

I certainly would think – and hope – you are not.

See, Rachel, one of the ideals of conscious living, is paying attention to ALL OF THE WORDS you say. And using blanket statements – and stereotypes – is against that. Don’t just pay attention to the world around you – pay attention to the thoughts and words inside your own head and those that come out of your mouth.

I say kudos to anyone who is doing anything they can – no matter how small it may look – to help the “green” cause. As they say, every little bit helps.

Third, just because someone DOES take home something like a plastic bag, doesn’t mean they are in fact ADDING to the waste. Many stores have places where people can return those plastic bags. Additionally, places like libraries and food banks accept plastic bags.

And many communities have recycling programs.

Take my family, for example -

We’re a family of 7 and we have garbage pick up once a month. Yes, once a MONTH. Not once a week – just once a month.

Our recycle bin is three times the size of our garbage can. And that gets picked up TWICE a month.

I try to buy products in glass or reusable containers. If that’s not possible, I buy things in containers that can get recycled.

Look, the bottom line is this – saying someone isn’t helping reduce waste simply because you only SEE them using cloth shopping bags is ridiculous. You don’t know what goes on inside their homes or what else they buy or don’t buy or do or don’t do.

Instead of complaining about what others might be doing, no matter how small and simple it is, why don’t you praise those that are at least doing something instead of doing nothing at all?

Be blessed,
~Annie

I love you too

Enjoy home and rest for a bit.

Tim

PS: Sex in the city – I would of never guessed!