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In reply to the discussion: Checking out at the store, the young cashier suggested... (on being Green) [View all]athena
(4,187 posts)I have been using reusable bags for more than a decade, but I have never thought of it as cleaning up a mess created by earlier generations. On the contrary, I am well aware that my generation is worse than previous ones. My actions are a small attempt to reduce my own footprint. I certainly don't do enough, but that doesn't mean I have to do nothing.
Many environmentalists use reusable diapers and pads, as well as reusable bags. I, personally, have decided not to have children, in part to preserve the environment. I use fountain pens, and I am lucky enough to have a grocery store near me that sells milk in glass bottles, which I return to the store. I have great respect for earlier generations, and I don't think I am the only environmentalist who feels this way. On the contrary, I am probably typical. That's why I think this story is so unfair.