Recycling?

Okay, so I am all for “reuse, reduce, recycle.”  I recycle what I can, sometimes I even stick extra stuff in there to see if they’ll take it.  I compost all my kitchen scraps.  I try really hard not to be wasteful.  Not only because I believe in it, but also because I don’t like to waste things, especially when it can save me money.  

But has the urge to better our planet gone too far?  As I was reading through my various blogs this morning I stumbled upon a very disturbing post.  I saw this and thought “What the crap?  Really?”  Wearing a jacket made out of Capri Sun wrappers is just not right.

So, being as disturbed as I was I looked into this issue some more.  Turns out there is a company that takes recycled food packaging and turns them into purses and such.  And for all you crafties out there, you can turn plastic grocery bags into yarn.  I also read about a couple from New Zealand that generated only ONE BAG OF TRASH in 2008! 

While I am very encouraged by the enthusiasm of others to do more, I still would not wear a Capri Sun Jacket.