Originally posted by JonR
I do my part to make amends by saying "Plastic" in response to the supermarket check-out query. I think the plastic's made from petroleum. Anyway I know paper isn't.
Yes, but then I use those plastic bags to aid my commute. I carry my work clothes in them. I wrap my lunch in them. I carry some as emergency rain booties. I also use them as trash bags around the house. The damn things are so useful and re-usable that I actually feel virtuous asking for them at the checkout.
I do occasionally ask for paper to bundle newspapers in for recycling, though.
RichC