{"id":626,"date":"2007-03-25T15:28:58","date_gmt":"2007-03-25T20:28:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/womantalk.wordpress.com\/2007\/03\/25\/how-many-in-march\/"},"modified":"2007-03-25T15:28:58","modified_gmt":"2007-03-25T20:28:58","slug":"how-many-in-march","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.womantalk.org\/?p=626","title":{"rendered":"How Many in March?"},"content":{"rendered":"

It seems I let more plastic bags into my life than I thought. At the beginning of this month, I took on Tiff’s challenge<\/a> to minimize the number of plastic bags I accepted during the month of March. I normally carry canvas bags in the trunk of my car, so I didn’t think it would be a big deal to SHOW OFF and not accept any plastic bags this month – but I CAN’T DO IT! and it’s driving me crazy.<\/p>\n

All was going well into the middle of the month. I was feeling smug and was only counting that I had accepted one measly bag, and that was a bag I had actually refused at the grocery store, only to witness the idiotic checker chuck the unused plastic bag in the garbage!<\/p>\n

Then I walked into a local restaurant to pick up lunch for six people and realized that there was no reasonable way I could get out of accepting the two plastic bags holding all the sandwiches, salads, and soups. Same the next day when I was at the farmer’s market: I accepted one plastic bag to carry all the tzaziki and hummus I got, because I didn’t want to dribble in my canvas bags. Not such a big deal.<\/p>\n

Today was my downfall. Chad and I ran into the market, only planning on picking up a handful of items. I brought in my new very roomy Trader Joe’s canvas bag (that a friend gave me because she says it’s impossible to remember to use it…) and started shopping. We ended up getting more that we had intended, but barring the $1.50 gigantic sale can of hominy, I still thought everything would fit.<\/p>\n

When we got to the register, the fellow asked me if I wanted the groceries in the canvas bag. I said, “Yes please. Everything EXCEPT the gigantic can of hominy.”<\/p>\n

He said, “Okay. Not the hominy.”<\/p>\n

Next thing I know he is asking, “Paper or plastic for the rest, m’am?”<\/p>\n

Resignedly I said, “Plastic.”<\/p>\n

After I paid, I looked into the bags – I mean good grief it looked like there were tons of bags in there suddenly. I checked the ROOMY canvas bag: one can of hominy and the orange juice. Nothing else. Everything else had been put into no less than FOUR plastic bags.<\/p>\n

Sigh. So much for showing off.<\/p>\n

On the upside, I have been discovered (via Tiff<\/a>) a cool blogsite dedicated to reducing trash. It is called “Say No to Trash,” and you can check it out here<\/a>. Today he wrote about two men who have pledged to make zero impact on the planet for a year. They live in Manhatten and they are writing a book about the whole experience.<\/p>\n

(The hominy is for making posole the next time Maya and I cook together.)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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