I grew up before the proliferation of plastics. Food was purchased fresh and nothing was shrink wrapped. No greasy disgusting fast food dumps so no trash to discard on the streets and on people’s lawns. We reused everything and generated very little waste—no need for recycle bins. We were a family of four and had only one garbage can that was more than sufficient for our need. How did we become such a throwaway society? Consume, consume, consume—-use once and throw it away seems to be the motto.
I grew up before the proliferation of plastics. Food was purchased fresh and nothing was shrink wrapped. No greasy disgusting fast food dumps so no trash to discard on the streets and on people’s lawns. We reused everything and generated very little waste—no need for recycle bins. We were a family of four and had only one garbage can that was more than sufficient for our need. How did we become such a throwaway society? Consume, consume, consume—-use once and throw it away seems to be the motto.