Times Addresses "I'm Not A Plastic Bag" Phenomena

"IF you are reading this anytime after dawn on Wednesday, you are probably too late to make a fashion statement and simultaneously keep the world safe from plastic bags." So begins the Times piece on Anya Hindmarch's "I'm Not A Plastic Bag," bags, 20,000 of which went on sale this morning at various Whole Foods locations. By all accounts, the bags are already sold out. Strangely enough, the Times saw fit to run this article in the Dining & Wine section instead of Sunday Styles, where it would have made much more sense, but nitpicking aside, it is an interesting look at how plastic bags are used in various countries. Not surprisingly, the US is lagging behind other nations in addressing the ecological problems that plastic bags present.

Made from polyethylene, a petroleum product, the bags may take as long as 500 years to degrade. Meantime they hang from trees, catch on power lines, float on oceans and lakes and clog storm drains, killing birds, fish, turtles and sea mammals unfortunate enough to ingest them or become entangled in them

so make our move today. replace plastic bag with other types of reusable bag. It's a small move for a much bigger change =)