Plastic Bags Are Hazardous to You and the Earth!

Hi,

How are you doing today? We are having the greatest weather in the beautiful Quachita Mountains. The flowers are blooming, and it is great to be alive!

Many areas are celebrating Earth Day in the next month. I encourage everyone to recycle or reuse what you have if at all possible.

Here is an interesting video on the importance of using cloth grocery bags. It is well done and does make a point. There is a link on this blog for a great source for cloth bags that are, also, practical and attractive. Or, at least get the cloth bags from your local Wal-Mart or other local department stores and begin to use less plastic bags. Reuse those you already have when you can. Put your "stash", we all have them, in the car and take them into the store with you and have the checker bag your "stuff" in them. Try to get items in glass or cardboard containers. Some ladies are using their old plastic bags to crochet hats and other items in order to recycle them for a functional purpose: Wonderful idea!

Enjoy the video, and have a super day,
Stephen

Stop the Insanity: Stop Drinking Bottled Water!

The next few posts will be a series on drinking bottled water or any beverage found in plastic bottles. The count, some say, is 2,000,000 plastic bottles being disposed of every 5 minutes. Others say it is 2.5 million every hour. Either way, that's insane!

All that plastic just doesn't go away. Did you know that every bit of plastic that has ever been produced is still around and will be around for 1000 years? Staggering to think about, isn't it. Think about all the plastic that people use now and will be using on infinitum in the future. That includes the plastic water bottle you may be holding in your hand right now.

We have been told that we shouldn't be concerned about it: People recycle. Well, Captain Charles Moore, who discovered the Great Pacific Garbage Patch just above the Hawaiian islands that is twice the size of Texas and getting bigger every year, had a great comment on that in the following video. A teacher once told him how much was recycled. "Diddly.squash," she said.

The truth is, less than 5% of our refuse may be recycled. That is the refuse which is deliberately discarded at recycle depositories like you probably do. But, how many other people do you know do that? And, interestingly, bottle caps are another story. Just watch the following video by Captain Charles Moore. It makes a strong statement. More posts on this subject will follow soon.

There is a logical, healthful, eco-friendly answer to the problem, however. Visit our web site and see how you can very easily be a part of the solution to a very serious problem.

Have a great day
Stephen
http://www.be-alkaline.com/



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