Yes, you can hear Sam Adams detail the woes of using plastic bags. But it’s no Werner Herzog post-apocalyptic plastic bag love story.


Via the Futurestates project.

https://youtube.com/watch?v=YDBtCb61Sd4%26hl%3Den_US%26fs%3D1

Sarah Shay Mirk reported on transportation, sex and gender issues, and politics at the Mercury from 2008-2013. They have gone on to make many things, including countless comics and several books.

One reply on “Werner Herzog on the Immortality of Plastic Bags”

  1. Late to the plastic bag debate, but,

    I’ve been saving every plastic bag I’ve ever shopped with since I moved into my house ~10 years ago. The entirety fills up a 1ftx1ft space, maybe? I also save paper bags, and they take up the top shelf of a cabinet. I use both for various tasks. I also use cloth bags when I can remember to bring to the store.

    but:

    The packaging for all my food, the plastic, the cardboard, the “ties” for bread and carrots, etc, EASILY takes up one full recycling container every three weeks. And I shop ~90% organic/hippy!

    Tell me again why we are focusing on such a small piece of the waste pie?

    Also, why can’t Neighborhoods pool together their garbage to make pickup easier? Say, a hidden corner on every block that collects trash/recycling? It would be win in so many ways:

    – The trash company has one large stop instead of 20+ small ones
    – Costs to all involved are reduced.
    – No unsightly trash/recycle bins 1x a week.
    – Dump the trash when you need to, (right now they pick it up whether you have a small waste allotment or large)

    Anybody in Waste Management want to chipper in here?

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