Polemic Polymers
The other day, when it was still sunny, before the prophecy of Prince came true that “sometimes it snows in April”, I took to peeling apples in the backyard on my concrete bench.
The apples seemed to be so juicy and irresistible, but my obligation to my troop, the Daily Troop of Girl Scouts, forbade me from indulging because it was my snack day.
As I peeled the apples, (little girls don’t like the peel don’t you know or at least to hear my daughter tell it), I was careful to cut off that stupid little label. I give the rest of the peel to the garden worms/birds/squirrels/bugs, whichever comes first, and I want to be sure that I don't give them that infernal plastic.
And that shit is everywhere. EVERYWHERE. Try to go plastic free. I dare you. It is virtually impossible. As a result, well I could go on and on, but you already know it. You see it.
Once, I watched this video of a sea turtle having a straw stuck up his nose. And it was really really hard to get it out and I watched every second of it. It was worse than the movie, “Happy Birthday To Me”, which I snuck into in a theater in Brooklyn to see. My dad had been taking me to see, “Death Wish II” and “Death Wish 3″. How much worse could this be than multiple gang rapes and a woman impaling herself after one of the brutal attacks by jumping out the window onto some tall freakin’ wrought iron fence posts? Pshhhhhh. It was baaad. Like people who wear scarves on motorcycles, scare the hell outta me. But the turtle clip-- was worse.
Because it was real. It is really happening folks.
April Mission Three- Two fronts to attack plastics. Be a part of creating ways to collect and reuse efficiently either by supporting those entities or creating them and drastically reducing your plastic consumption. It isn’t easy in the beginning, but you feel better the more you keep that toxin away from you and your loved ones. Some ideas as to how, and how legos are even going bio-based, can be found in this link.
http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/responsible-living/stories/16-simple-ways-reduce-plastic-waste