The environmental movement in Boston still has a way to go. Despite the city council's ideas about banning plastic shopping bags, the mayor's solar powered trash compactors, and Boston Globe articles about those issues and global warming, there are still a handful of people who aren't aware that environmentalism is both important and the hot new thing. Today, for example, I went to Stop and Shop in SouthBay. Unlike most visits to the store, I remembered to bring the three green canvas bags I bought last fall (admittedly, all of the recent articles about the environment helped). Anyway, when the time comes, I hand the cashier my Stop & Shop card and hold out the 3 bags to the bagger at the end of the belt. He looked at me, looked at the bags, then asked "You want me to use those?" He made it sound like I was holding nothing more than a few Ziploc bags or that I was crazy just for making the request. Anyway, I said "Yup" and soon enough everything was packed in the three bags. They look small, but they actually hold a lot. The boyfriend snarkily added, "The Earth thanks you." I simply nodded, quite satisfied with myself, and went home feeling fabulous. After all, enviromentalism is the new black.
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