Buy Some Biodegradable Poop Bags, Wouldja?

When I first saw the headline in the Seattle Times that read Seattle City Council Bans Plastic Bags, I got really excited! I was going to plant a big fat one right on Seattle's kisser but then I read on and got all disappointed. How can such an eco driven city like Seattle still allow for plastic bags in so many cases, like for produce and take-out and as the writer of the article so astutely points out, "to pick up dog poop"? (Sorry, I love that a professional writer just used "poop" in a news article. Tee hee.) But let me get back to my rant. When you are cutting out only half of those plastic bags, that's not so much of a ban now, is it?

However, it is a step in the right direction of the ole' "harm reduction" model as we ex-social workers like to call it. But twenty plastic bags in a whale's stomach? Those are twenty plastic bags that didn't have to exist in the first place. (Yes, that's right, something that probably carried someone's damn soda may have contributed to the death of that majestic animal. Read the full article here.)

So here's something to add to your Christmas list. Or better yet, go straight to the resale shop and pick up a few canvas bags instead. It will cost you a whole 75 cents and your cans of beans won't fall through them. Wait...can it be? Eco friendly AND efficient? Oh, those German roots just keep popping through...