On Mar 23, 8:18 am, Mary <mrfeath...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> But all the plastic packaging drives me nuts. Why does a zip drive have
> to be in a big plastic blister pack? I don't like blister packs on zip
> drives or memory cards for my camera any better than I like them on my
> cold medicine, and it all ends up in the trash. ****rley there's another
> way to pack these things?
I wrote to Trader Joe's about packaging once. They had an instant soup
in a plastic bowl sealed with a foil lid, wrapped in shrinkwrap, and
with a cardboard sleeve. The reply was not encouraging (nor true, I
expect): "We use the most appropriate packaging for every item we
sell." So I stopped buying them, but the packaging hasn't changed a
bit.
The styrofoam cups surprised me a little, as Santa Cruz retailers are
mostly eschewing them. Styrofoam is also pretty disgusting to drink
out of (imho). Paper is more expensive, but it will degrade. But
either way there is the plastic lid. I used to carry a thermos cup;
I'll have to dig that out and get back in the habit. I walked outside
today to dump last night's tea leaves on the calla lilies and there
was a plastic bag that had blown into the yard. Here, we're too damn
close to the ocean to be casual about plastic. We've also got a small
county and no one wants a new landfill. I use a Brita at home for
water, and since San Francisco now officially has the best tap water
in the nation, there's a big push to drink tap, not bottled. But the
styrofoam thing yesterday really bugged me. I mean, I work for ocean
conservation organizations. I ought to be able to walk the walk.
V.
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Veronique Chez Sheep
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