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Old 03-04-2024, 09:23 PM   #396 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by freebeard View Post
Of course, when I hear we're all brainwashed, I wonder what form the brainwashing I'm susceptible to has. Sort of a fish in water scenario.

"...OR TIE THEM IN A KNOT LIKE THIS..."

I've stopped doing this with plastic bags but I used to be fanatic about it.
Brainwashing implies malevolence; mostly we're in a bubble of a certain size and shape.

I took all "green" activities on faith as inherently good when I was a kid. As the video concludes, "reduce" is the most effective practice, which fortunately aligns with my interest in efficiency.

I run semi-durable plastic containers through the dishwasher and use them for sending food home with people, or as lunch containers. I also "recycle" gallon milk containers simply to free space in the much smaller garbage container. Everything else goes into the trash, which I assume gets incinerated in Brooks.
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