Guilty pleasures
I haven’t written for a few days because I’ve been feeling down about the whole experiment. Every time I go into the supermarket I can’t get what I want because of what it’s wrapped up in. Why is this packaging necessary?
This frustration drove me to the edge and I ended up stuffing my face with chocolates in a combination of foil and plastic wrapping. I knew full well I wouldn’t be able to get rid of the evidence in an environmentally friendly way. So I went all out and slid down the slippery slope to landfill hell. Before I knew it, I was eating a KFC and damning the consequences (see picture). Apart from all the waxed cardboard, they even see it necessary to put the salt and serviette together in a sealed plastic bag.
I’m not the only one getting annoyed. The environment agency wants food firms to pack in this packaging palava and here's someone starting a global war on plastic.
This guy thinks I should leave packaging at shops.
Let me know what you do to avoid the packaging.
posted by not a load of rubbish @ 6:13 pm
3 Comments:
Don't give up on your experiment. It just goes to show how hard it is to be environmentally friendly, when there are forces hampering your efforts. It is such a mammoth task to undertake that if there weren't people like you trying to make those sacrifices, then we might as well all give up. Ok so you had a bad day. Draw a line under it and move on. Best of luck.
Thanks for the encouragement.
I understand the frustration, it sounds like how I felt when I was on an elimination diet to try and weed out the foods I suspected of causing my hives. I know how dieters feel now.
Your blog has given me a bit of a boost to get started with my own composting project. I used to do it as a kid, but it wasn't as organized or effective as I'd like to make mine.
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