Today, for lunch, I ate at a local Mexican restaurant.
I ordered a bowl that I told them I was going to eat there.
And yet, they covered my bowl with a plastic lid… they put my dressing in a plastic to-go cup… they put my meal in a plastic to-go bag (my table was 10 feet away)… and the forks were all single wrapped in plastic on the side…
…And nobody blinked.
…Not even one second thought.
So I took my food to a table… took off the lid… poured on my dressing… unwrapped my fork… and sat there and just looked at all of the wasted plastic that I was going to have to needlessly throw away…
Next time… I’m going out of my way to request no lid. I’m going to ask for the dressing to be put right on top. I’m going to ask they don’t put it in a bag—a tray will do just fine. And I’m going to see if I can bring my travel reusable silverware.
Obviously, not wasting plastic isn’t in any of the employees’ job description. But, maybe it should be in our job description as humans living on this earth.
Because plastic is a problem—a major problem.
…And everybody is pointing at big companies and government officials to solve the problem.
But, if we can’t care enough to do our part in our day-to-day… don’t you think it’s pretty hypocritical of us to think “they” should not only do theirs—but enough to cover ours, too?
P.s. In case you missed it, you can read the best of what I posted to MoveMe Quotes last week, here.