Quarantine

During our quarantine time, I have been reading various sustainability sites and blogs. And I am profoundly disappointed. I am not going to name the sites because I don't like to publicly humiliate people -- there is enough of that in the news.

But here is one.

Shopping with a picnic or other basket

A particularly delightful blogger uses a picnic basket when she goes to the farmer's market. It looks cute and does reduce the waste of putting things in plastic bags or paper sacks. And is a great idea.

So what is my beef?

She directs people to an Etsy store, where they are some beautiful hand made baskets you can buy.

BUY????

Why buy? Yard sales, garage sales, jumble sales, and thrift stores are full of these things. The baskets on Etsy don't say anything about being made from recycling materials or anything, in fact they look brand new.


Yes, it is reusable.
Yes, it does cut down on waste.
Yes, it is cute and trendy.
Yes, it is handy.
But a truly dedicated sustainable person would procure a used basket. Buying a new one only contributes to the problem.


Pat