Ultimately, corporations have to take responsibility for plastic packaging. That doesn’t mean we don’t have a voice regarding this issue.
Whether it be a plastic bag ban, refusing plastic drinking straws or choosing to buy responsibly-packaged products, each small step taken is a step taken in the right direction.
We must take steps to shift our focus from the broken recycling system that has a dismally low actual recycling rate to a system that instead reduces plastic production in the first place.
It may seem hard to change 50 years of behavior, but shopping with a reusable bag makes more sense than ever before. There are bags at both City Markets made from T-shirts that are available to help with this transition. We have made nearly 4,000 of these bags and we hope it’s helping you transition to a more responsible way of shopping.
We can do this.
Sarah Musil BurrisDurango