IKEA double-bags pollution, obesity
Sure, they sell a lot of stuff no one needs, but IKEA has decided to start charging for plastic bags. And that’s a good thing for our planet.
The average American family of four throws away about 1,500 single-use polyethylene bags, which do not degrade for around 1,000 years, IKEA said. Less than 1 percent are recycled.
IKEA also noticed that Americans are getting fat, which is why they stopped helping customers load shopping carts long ago — like when our cashier two years back watched us break a glass frame instead of reaching over to steady it after we moved it over the UPC scanner. Those thoughtful Swedes!
Earlier: Is it time for a Cuyahoga County PlasTax?
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