The bottom line: Be rational when it comes to sustainability.
I was recently shopping at my neighborhood pet store in Colorado when the clerk asked if I needed a bag. With two dogs pulling their leashes and an armful of new toys, I said yes. When she whipped out a paper bag, the state's ban on plastic bags came up.'We had to throw out all our plastic bags due to the new regulations,' she said.Wait, what!?The comment stunned me. I was sure the store staff would have used the remaining plastic bags rather than throwing them in the garbage.
Environmental experts consider organic farming a more sustainable alternative to traditional food production, resulting in better soil quality and reduced fertilizer or pesticide runoff pollution. But it has its trade-offs. For one, lower crop yields per acre mean more land is needed to grow the same amount of food. Organic food is considerably more expensive, limiting the number of people accessing it.Also, organic food goes to waste more easily.
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