Pack it up
This is a subject many have walked away from and others champion. What is it with big brand companies in that they have to, in the modern term, ‘Big up’ their products with packaging. This is like a man using socks to big up a minor point in his trousers. If a product is so good, does it need packaging that is three to four times larger than the product? I watched the television today only to see a company promoting a white tooth product packed in a box at least three times the size if the tube. Now I am not one to look too deep into the psychology of the media but…I leave that thought with you. What ever happened to paper wraps for food. We either put the paper wrapped around our food on the compost pile ( yes not a new thing) or on the fire to help start a log fire.
I ramble and my thoughts go to the plastic bag. We, as a country, have been lured into a place of decay caused by the convenient plastic bag handed out FREE to all who want it yet these bags will out last us, our children and at least 30 more generations. And for what? Convenience. We should all be holding our heads in shame for such destruction. Or should we? Did we know how long the bags would last, did we care? All very hard questions and easy to judge now so what to do? Well, reusing bags, buying bags for life, using pockets as I do ( make sure you have the receipt) are all ways of making a difference. Be bold, try it to make the world a safer place for the people to follow. After all we are the custodians of this small, beautiful planet.
