Wednesday, July 30, 2014

LA Thinks Green

by Dania


I have been fortunate enough to have parents that love to travel, and therefore had visited several countries. From every different country that I visit, there is a tradition or custom that I always want to borrow from that place and bring it to my own hometown. Little did I know, however, that even four hours away from where I come from, there would also be different customs to learn from.

While visiting LA, I noticed how grocery shopping in this city is not quite the same as in my hometown, Calexico. In Calexico, all plastic bags are free at the purchase of the grocery store’s products. In LA, however, each paper bag ranges from ten to fifteen cents. As a result, it has become a habit for most people in the city to take their own bags when shopping. I have seen how this practice was common for people in San Francisco, but was surprised to see it here as well. I believe that it is great for the city to do this because it promotes a very easy way for the people to benefit the environment. At the same time, it may start a concern in others about measuring their consumption. Now, I hope that soon this becomes a habit also in my hometown so that we can become part of the ecologist movement as well.

We should all learn from good habits, and I believe that LA is a great role model by taking their own bags when they go grocery shopping. Perhaps it may take a while for my hometown to set a price on plastic bags as well; for the meantime, I know for sure that I will start going grocery shopping with my own bags as well.

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