Comments on: “Disposable society”: Crying over spilled milk

By: Doreen

Doreen — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 07:37:24 +0000

Kimberly – We DO need to return to that mentality. It’s so sad to me that we’ve come to believe that replacing something is the only option. And manufacturing with a “planned obsolescence” (the process of a product becoming obsolete and/or non-functional after a certain period or amount of use) really annoys the life out of me!

Lisa – I did talk to the principal and she assured me she would talk to all of the lunch-ladies and ask them to be more aware and conscious of the choices they make on behalf of students… hopefully a step in the right direction and a greater sense of “awareness”.

By: Lisa

Lisa — Mon, 23 Feb 2009 01:07:00 +0000

Did you talk to the school about this?! That is stealing! So mad! *sigh* Thanks for posting this even if it did piss us all off, sometimes we need to get pissed to remember why we do what we do.

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By: Kimberly

Kimberly — Sat, 21 Feb 2009 01:19:52 +0000

Doreen: now I’M all fired up, too! I can’t believe the audacity! I am amazed at how quickly our society turned a blind eye to reusing… When my 95 year old great aunt passed away, we went to clear out her house. We were shocked at how much stuff she had stockpiled – tin foil, butter tubs, everything had more than one life. The oddest thing was USED finger nail emory boards. She had oodles of them! Then we realized, she was a child of The Depression. She lived in the day when you couldn’t get another one! That generation’s mentality was that everything could be used until it fell apart. We need to return to that mindset. Also, things LASTED then. Her refrigerator was from 1952 and STILL worked! I think it all boils down to American greed. Companies want us to consume! It is more expensive now to repair than to buy another.. Oh well, now I will get off my soap box! Have a great weekend!

By: Doreen

Doreen — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 22:10:45 +0000

Willow – point taken… I AM going to call the school. I don’t know exactly who it is, but I believe that since I have a close working relationship with the principal she will pass along the issue to ALL of the ladies that work in the lunchroom – then something even bigger will be accomplished.

By: Willow

Willow — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 20:07:37 +0000

The lunch lady owes you the money to replace the bottle. I don’t commend you for holding your temper. No one will ever learn if you don’t tell them they’re wrong.

By: Doreen

Doreen — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 17:16:55 +0000

Marianna – yea. How do you like THAT one… mom will just buy another! AUGH! I haven’t made sense of it either!

Frannie – those from “previous generations” are the hardest to convince of the necessity to be LESS disposable. The glimmering hope is that our generation is moving in the right direction and the fact that our kids are absorbing it all like sponges!

shari – it really has gotten out of control, especially with technology. We are made to believe, if we don’t have the latest of everything, we are somehow “outdated” and being left behind. I know in this instance it was just a milk bottle, but you’re right… I really should call the school!

By: shari

shari — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 16:58:42 +0000

I know you are right when you say we have become, “accustom to having disposables at our disposal”.
I also try and not follow the crowd, we re-use or fix most things in our home, and if not it gets recycled. I am glad you kept your cool but I do think you should have called the school and brought it to their attention, this might have made her think twice the next time. They say people learn from their mistakes, but they have to know they know they made one (a mistake) first.

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By: Frannie -- OneGreenMommy

Frannie -- OneGreenMommy — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 15:22:26 +0000

I couldn’t agree with you more! I am constantly amazed at how people think everything is disposable. My mother came to visit this past weekend and had a very hard time with the fact that I didn’t have paper towels or napkins. REALLY? She was telling me how the germs on the cloth items don’t always come off in the wash….to which I asked what’s the difference between using a cloth napkin and washing it in the machine and using silverware that is IN your mouth and washed in the dishwasher? I wasn’t asking her to change her ways, but in my house, this is how we do it. I don’t want to throw things away all the time. It was like I was speaking another language to her.

Does this mean your labels will now have to say “DO NOT THROW ME OUT!”?

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By: Marianna - Green Mama's Pad

Marianna - Green Mama's Pad — Fri, 20 Feb 2009 13:36:50 +0000

Wow, I can’t get over the “your mom will buy you a new one” comment. She obviously saw that it wasn’t a throw away bottle but threw it in the garbage anyway? Unbelievable. I give you credit for keeping your cool and not going down to the school to chew her out. I hope it doesn’t happen again.

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