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PROJECT PLANET We are destroying nature at an alarming rate, and if we continue to prioritize convenience over sustainability, we will face dire consequences, ultimately recognizing that we need the earth far more than it needs us.
by Becca Martin
ODAY I WENT TO A STORE TO buy two things, a planner and cute wine bottle wrap for a Christmas present. That was it, just two things and I was handed a plastic bag. A whole plastic bag for two little items I could have easily carried to my car and to be honest it made me angry. I love the environment; I like to think of myself as someone who tries to make environmentally friendly choices without being an extremist. If there is a recycling bin I will always recycle. I never liter. I bring my own reusable shopping T
bags every time I plan on going to the store. I refill the same water bottle over and over. I pick up trash I see at the ocean and throw it in the bin that takes two seconds to walk to. I bring my own trash bags when I tailgate. I do what I can without having a stick up my ass about it. But getting handed a plastic bag really rubbed me the wrong way and my friend didn’t understand because to her it was normal, and to me it also used to be normal – until it wasn’t. I’ve spent the last eight months living in places where if you
didn’t bring your own bag you had to pay for one and most of the time they were recycled brown paper bags. Sure the 15 cents I’d pay didn’t add up too much for only eight months, but it still added up. It helped me remember to bring my own bags and it helped me get really good at carrying things in my arms without dropping them. But mostly, it helped me become even more environmentally aware. It helped me realize how wasteful we are as humans and how much harm we are doing to the environment.
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