Behold the everlasting styrofoam...A million years or so until it decomposes. It's now banned in New York http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/12/21/polystyrene-foam-ban/4141835/ as well as California, parts of Oregon, Maine, Washington, New Jersey, Minnesota, Massachusetts, and D.C. http://www.groundswell.org/map-which-cities-have-banned-plastic-foam/
Why not New Mexico next? I wonder what we would need to do to push for this kind of change in our state?
Onto the next item of the day....my creamer....Aaaaaahhhhhhhh. Here is when I really turn into the buyer, buyer pants on fire. I know there are creamer options that are more natural and more environmentally friendly in their packaging.... BUT the feel-good hippie creamers don't taste as good (they just don't, I know because I have tried them).
It's not the fancy packaging that gets me - it's the variety of yummy flavors my plastic fancy-smancy creamer offers. So what would it take me to change this habit? Well, what if that isn't the best question? I got to wondering if there isn't something I the consumer can do to push my favorite creamer brands to offer a more environmentally-friendly package option? Perhaps an email to the company? A phone call? I'm not sure - but I will keep you posted... (I mean, surely this lovely creamer isn't so toxic that it would eat through the paper cartons....right?)
Update one - I am now following the International Delight homepage on Facebook and left them a message on their wall asking them to please consider offering a more-environmentally friendly packaged product. Fingers crossed! (BTW, the message disappears, but I'm guessing someone reads it...I sure hope so!) We shall see!
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