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 |  | Green Grocer  [E] Environmental essay re plastic grocery bags for Beyond The Water's Edge, 8/11 [812 words].  |
| (4.5)  Overall Impression From the beginning, I was concerned you were on the side of the ones who are complaining because the first sentence sounded argumentative, or as if you were holding a grudge. Poking the bags This feeling held on until much later in the editorial. Was your intention to calm all naysayers by offering up front, every possible objection? It worked. A few readers who might resist the trend, probably continued reading because you were expressing all the negative aspects. A neat and tidy trap you led them into. I've never seen any numbers for what these bags cost, and wasn't totally surprised by the facts. I was relieved to finally have the knowledge. You showed the disadvantages of plastic bags. I use mine as trash bags, but wonder if they put little holes in the bottom to foil me? I came away with the feeling the alternatives to plastic bags were a new concept, when these recycling rules have been in place for years. New York State is more vigilant in most legalities due to the existence of New York City. Extreme measures are required in this great city, which translates to all the lesser cities being subject to the same laws. Walmart is mostly banned by me so I don't know if they offer cloth bags, but the other grocery stores do. I'm in the process of switching from plastic to glass containers. Plastic will never, ever, go away. That means when archaeologists uncover our civilization, they will wonder what we found so important in dog plops that we had to store it for eternity. Fine Tuning ▼ Closing thoughts Maybe it's not easy to be green, but soon it will be harder not to be. Will it make a difference? At least we tried. The conversational tone worked well in this article. You came across as confident, sincere in your thoughts, and you've included the research. Great article which didn't suffer at all under the word constriction.   My review has been submitted for consideration in "Good Deeds Get CASH!" .
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