Being Green - the latest trend?

Let's face it, being environmentally friendly is just, like, SO in right now. If I see or hear anymore advice like "Do this pretty obvious minor economical change to your lifestyle and SAVE THE PLANET" I will die. Well, despair at least.

Now, don't get me wrong, of course I advocate recycling and not littering and not wasting food and not leaving lights on in empty rooms and using energy saving bulbs (bills people- think of the bills) hence why this blog is all-things-environmental but there IS a line.

Yes, we use too many plastic bags but shops charging for them? I get the idea behind it but please, how many of us have several 'Bags For Life' knocking around?? Hmmm...hardly 'For Life' if you forget it when you nip to Spar for supplies. I know under my stairs is drowning in a sea of plastic death, and that's even with the collection of variously branded 'I'm a happy, sturdy bag, use me lots!' bags.

Call me a cynic (self confessed) but for me, it all seems a tad little too late. We can all feel smug when we crush our empty bottles of water (oh wait, they're not so hot anymore, its just water packaged in earth destroying plastic, right?) or cans of soup, say, and pop it in our complimentary Preston City Council Recycling Box Of Joy, feeling like we're 'Doing Our Bit' but none of us know where it really ends up.

Ok, I think I'm going off on a bit of a rant here (believe me, there's more to come) so I'll quit while I'm ahead. I want my tea and of course, I'll be recycling any plastic, aluminium, glass or cardboard I use so I can sleep soundly tonight.

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