Plastic bags are choking our earth. There are better alternatives, attractive and economical.
Published on October 27, 2005 By Rajiv Badlani In Business
Barbara Wallraff tells us in the The Atlantic Monthly that this is what the Irish call fugitive plastic bags that fly around and snag everywhere. Completely fitting. image Lee Buenaventura, of Wellesley, Massachusetts, felt nearly the same way, but she suggested giving the term a "tweak" to Americanize it: witches' britches. Other interesting American terms: Urban Tumbleweed, Shoppers' Kites; Sheilah Zimpel, of Raleigh, North Carolina, wrote, "Here in the South we call that white trash." A whole new lexicon is emerging to describe this blight. I’ll soon add some non-American terms that are being used. What words would you use to describe things that are killing animals and marine life, poisoning your food, compromising the masculinity of unborn boys or being just plain ugly? All contributions welcome. The reusable bags we offer at www.badlani.com/bags/are attractive, affordable and a whole lot healthier for our planet and for our lives.
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