HOORAY!
Ok, well, that's not strictly true... I did have to buy some antibiotics in a plastic packet, plus the pizzas we ordered (despite me specifically saying 'do not put them on') came with those silly plastic things to stop the box touching the pizza. Also we did end up with the dog food with the plastic bag inside the cardboard box. Plus, a few lids from milk bottles...
However, compared to our usual purchasing habits this was a very, very, very different month.
How do we feel then at the end of Wasted?
Mixed feelings really:
- relieved that it's November, and things will be easier and less pressured!
- grateful for all the support and encouragement that we recieved
- happy to have dedicated some time to thinking about the bigger picture beyond daily living and working
- convinced that it is our busy, pressured lifestyles that encourage us to buy so much plastic wrapped stuff - it's all about convenience. If we spent less time working and rushing around we could think before we buy, choose to buy a different product from a different shop or take our own containers etc.
- reluctant to buy stuff with non-recyclable plastic packaging now I have thought deeply about what really happens to it
- that I want to carry on being organised eg. always carry a re-usable shopping bag
- proud of Chayo who did the whole month with no fuss and is seriously considering whether he should ever buy crisps again
- happy that we raised awareness and made a small difference
- committed to sustaining some changes that we have made
- curious as to how the year ahead will go - what will we and won't we buy now after having done this month?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=koETnR0NgLY
