The gum-chewing cashier raised an eyebrow and gave Mama gnome a suspicious look.
She double checked Mama gnome's license.
That truly is Mama gnome's height...and weight.
But soon, Mama gnome will have the last laugh because gnomemart has joined the fight against the bane of her existence, Plastic Bag Monster.
photo from: plasticdebris.orgA couple of weeks ago, Mama gnome went to gnomemart and after she placed her reusable bags on the conveyor belt for the groceries, the cashier smiled at Mama gnome and said, "Ahhh...Smart gnome."
Mama gnome looked around and saw she was the only gnome standing amidst the humans and she asked, "Why do you say such mystical things human?"
Cashier said, "Because we're going to be charging for the plastic bags."
Mama gnome's vision turned hazy but she managed to mumble, "When?"
"Maybe next month."
Only because Mama gnome felt faintish, otherwise she would've been whooping and hollering.
Just in California alone, 19 billion plastic bags are used by humans every year and out of that 19 billion plastic bags a measly 5 percent gets recycled.
The other 95 percent of 19 billion become minions of Plastic Bag Monster where they lounge around in their not so secret lair, Great Pacific Garbage Patch.
Great Pacific Garbage Patchphoto from: http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/6/64/North_Pacific_Gyre_World_Map.png
So when Mama gnome heard the cashier's comment, she welcomes this new ally, this gnomemart.
Here is their battle plan against the fiendish beast.
They call it the Plastic Bag Initiative.
A worthy name for a worthy cause.
Their mission: "to eliminate more than 135 million pounds of plastic shopping bag waste globally"
and gnomemart gets the extra benefits of...
"...reduce our plastic bag waste by the equivalent of 9 billion bags, avoid producing 290,000 metric tons of greenhouse gases and prevent consuming the equivalent of 678,000 barrels of oil every year."
Mama gnome proudly presents her license to any gnomemart cashier.
Really, that is her height...and weight...
She'd gotten heavier with her heart so full, a heart gone green.
(c) Jenaelha, Friendly Gnome's Blog
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2 comments:
I remember when (not very long ago) cashiers didn't know what to do with my reusable bags, because I was the only one bringing them in. Now (in our very conservative hometown) I see a few other people with bags, and the cashiers do know how to handle them. Now my only worry is how to remember to put them back in the car after they've been used.
Mama gnome wants to thank you for doing your part. Sometimes when Mama gnome forgets a bag, she carries the items out by hand and then they really give her a suspicious look at gnomemart, so make sure you have your receipt handy.
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