The book I chose to read is called Paper or Plastic: Searching for Solutions to an Overpackaged World by Daniel Imhoff. The book is about how much waste is used to create paper and plastic bags; and how much waste we cause by using them. The book tells about how people can make a more sustainable future. I chose to read this book because where I work, we are trying to get people to go bag free or use reusable bags. We are always supposed to ask customers if they NEED and bag and not if they WANT a bag. I think it would be really interesting to learn more about the waste people cause with bags.
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The book is 168 pages and has about 24 chapters. Therefore, I will split it up by reading 6 chapters for every quarter of the book.
I think it is great what you are trying to do at work. I like when UMD does bag-free month. A lot of times, we do not really NEED a bag. It will be interesting to learn about cutting back on packaging in this book!
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ReplyDeleteThis book sounds so great! Where do you work that they are working towards going bag-free? Looking forward to hearing more about this book!
This book sounds really interesting. I know that paper and plastic bags can cause a lot of unnecessary waste but I'm interested in learning more about the possible benefits of reusing bags. Looking forward to hearing more!
ReplyDeleteI actually work at UMD Stores. :) Not everyone is very happy when we do bag-free month.
ReplyDeleteI think it would be interesting to do a study on how asking a customer in various ways whether they need/want a bag to see if it made a difference. We generate a lot of waste this way just for a little convenience. Little do we know our short time of convenience will eventually cause a lot of inconvenience in the future.
ReplyDeleteThis was my number one choice, I'm really glad that you have a direct relation to this topic and I am excited to follow this book.
ReplyDeleteI will admit, I use bags all the time. Even though I know I should bring reusuable ones, I never do. I look forward to reading more about how to reduce our use of bags!
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