tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682630785157761318.post5809688722451836741..comments2023-02-18T06:44:11.885-05:00Comments on London Calling: Buying single use bottled water is like driving a hummerEmilyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17696212788353751320noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682630785157761318.post-69761471846207484452012-08-30T19:06:22.220-04:002012-08-30T19:06:22.220-04:00Sure it counts. If it means that over the course o...Sure it counts. If it means that over the course of a lifetime you'll use fewer then I say it counts.<br /><br />We do have tons of packaging, and for non-food products it's super hard to open to. What's up with that?<br /><br />How's the bag tax working out? I left about the time it started. Does it seem to reduce the number of bags people use?Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17696212788353751320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5682630785157761318.post-90918842201851675052012-08-30T18:16:20.539-04:002012-08-30T18:16:20.539-04:00I use my plastic disposible razors for a ridiculou...I use my plastic disposible razors for a ridiculously long time, does that count! :)<br /><br />Seriously though, I haven't seen the documentary but I agree with all that you wrote. I get so mad at my mom for buying cases and cases of water bottles when a Brita pitcher would do the same thing. After traveling abroad I also noticed how much more packaging US products use. In France cookies are packaged in a single foil wrapper; in the US we use a plastic tray and a paper or plastic wrapping. Unnecessary.<br /><br />Also, I think that if I am going to be charged a bag tax (which is actually a helpful "push" to remember my reusable bags), grocery stores should incur some kind of penalty for giving me a three foot receipt when I purchase two items. What a waste of paper!Melaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03338949204492816733noreply@blogger.com