I have read something in two places lately that I had never really thought about before. The idea of closing the loop is to buy recycled products. If no one buys recycled products then there is no good that comes from it in the first place. I don’t know why this had never hit me before. Maybe everyone else already realized this but it was an epiphany to me. I am going to begin to seek out as many recycled products to buy as I can. (Things I need anyway, not going to buy more stuff just because it is recycled). Mandy and I need some more printer paper so I will probably start there. After all, if all anyone wanted to buy was recycled stuff then every business would start producing it. When going green actually makes companies money is when they will begin to see the light.
March 11, 2009...3:43 am
Closing the Loop
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March 11, 2009 at 11:11 pm
And buying used and antiques is also buying recycled! Kelly
March 12, 2009 at 6:51 pm
Maren found recycled trash bags. Look for those.
June 22, 2009 at 8:32 pm
To echo Kelly’s comment, craigslist & ebay are probably the greenest places to shop! I would imagine that the biggest difference you could make would be to find mainstream brands and products with recycled content, and patronize those brands, while sending feedback to other companies that you are avoiding their products because of the lack thereof. Buying “niche” products and brands is great for supporting companies whose philosophies you agree with, but probably won’t do much to change the way business is done…