Quirky thoughts from an old man.
I’ve written a series of evolving posts about Plastic Straws. Here are links to all of them in sequential order. Starting with my first post ten years ago.
Let me know what you think.
In July I was boating with my friends Gene and Carole in New England and the story that Starbucks was stopping using straws was in the news. The New England coast was beautiful and the harbors were the cleanest I have ever seen them and yet we were being asked to stop using straws to help stop an environmental disaster. Something was discordant. Continue reading “Prosperity Equals Cleanliness”
Plastic has made poor peoples lives better. It has given them access to containers for liquid that they previously couldn’t afford. Let’s use buckets as an example. Continue reading “Plastic for the Poor”
The Environmental Agency of the United Kingdom studied bags and decided that plastic disposable bags were the most environmentally friendly.
But it is fashionable to ban them. So we do.
Plastic Bags are a Good Thing
But the Nanny State doesn’t just react to facts. It is fashion and feeling based. Why don’t we go back to gourds for cups? Ceramics are so man made and environmentally destructive.
My solution:
I went to the local Grocery wholesaler (Smart and Final) and bought a box of a thousand “tee shirt bags” just like the ones they used to give away at the market and I’m keeping them in my car. I’ll supply my own bags when I shop and bring in a few to give to other shoppers.