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Friday May 04, 2007

Eco-conscious

I have to admit, although I have great ambitions to be environmentally-friendly, I'm not doing all that well, but things have to change. With the push for everything green and eco-friendly, there's no better time to start contributing to helping save our plant. But how green are you? Once I actually attempted to get a recycling bin once from my local council, but I was told they don't provide recycling bins or bags. Very helpful!

One thing that's always upset me is when you move house and dump everything down at the tip. The idea of it sitting on top of a landfill is so depressing. That's why when I moved house last year, I arranged for an environmental clearance company to take 18 years' worth of junk to a recycling centre, and anything that was worth selling to a charity shop.

Then there's the plastic bag problem. Every Monday myself and the other half do our weekly shop in Asda (rock 'n' roll!) and we use about eight bags. We get home and stuff the bags into the kitchen cupboard because we feel bad about throwing them away, but then we go back the following week and use another batch of new bags. Well it's going to stop! From next week we've decided to re-use our bags. I have to admit, the idea of pulling old, scrunched-up bags out of my pocket feels slightly embarrassing, but I think the benefit of knowing we're doing something for the environment will far outweigh any feelings of looking silly.

Posted by Julia ( 11:40 AM ) Link to this post  |  Comments[1]