Bag-O-Demic

As I was riding home from work today on the back of our Vepsa I came to a sad realization. Growing up, my brothers, sister and I always played Slug Bug...you know the game the first person to see a VW Bug screams at the top of their lungs "Slug Bug," and at the end of the drive that is how many times you get to slug your sibling. What a great game!

Today I realized that my kids won't be playing Slug Bug, instead they will be playing Spot the Bag, because there are so many plastic bags littered around that they'll be easier to spot than VW Bugs. I counted on our drive home which is 13 miles and I saw 5 plastic bags. Plastic bags. Americans use 100 BILLION disposable plastic bags every year yet recycle less than 1%. Plastics which don't biodegrade.

Tomorrow on your drive, no matter where you are going try it yourself. Count the number of plastic bags you see on the roadside, in the bushes, stuck in fences, they're everywhere.