After giving it serious thought, I decided I could buy bags from the market. This makes sense. I would spend about $26 a year, purchasing, on average, five bags a week. It seems a pittance when compared with the money I spend on litter, cat food and, especially, the veterinarian each year.

This is a small price to pay to be able to walk the Animas River Trail and not see plastic bags stuck on trees and bushes, or in street gutters in town.

Marilyn Sandstrom

Durango