Cloth Bag for Green?

When was the last time you get yourself a "Green" cloth bag?

Just because everyone is shouting "NO TO PLASTIC BAG", suddenly, cloth bag become the next "Green" thing.




Nowadays, walk to your nearby market, shopping centers, even fast food chain, everyone is giving away cloth bag.

The intention is good, just as cloth bag is mostly reusable, biodegradable, handy (and sometime sexy?), and it cut downs the use of plastic bag.

But, let's see when it is being mis-used...

You go to a fast food chain, and because you want to do your part, you get a cloth bag.

Next, you go to a department store, and guess what? you got another cloth bag. And, this time, they even gives you some points to redeem a gift when you accumulate enough usages of the cloth bag.

The next day, you go to a boutique, and you get another cloth bag......

And, all of these cloth bags, comes with their own "brand".....

We all ended up, collecting cloth bag....

And, the next week, when you go to the department store, with the cloth bag you keep in your car (branded: fast food chain), the cashier tells you:

"Sorry Sir/Madam, we can't credit you with your green points.... you cloth bag is not ours..."

This is what happened when cloth bag is being mis-used... as a tool to create loyalty, a tool of promotion, and not as it green purposes..... to cut down the use of plastic bags....

It is difficult to change how business are working, but, you and me can make a difference, please don't bother that much about the "green points", it is really the "Say NO to plastic bags" that matters.

Have a green day ahead

Mark
Way2Green