Things you have to see to appreciate

I read about this over at Fake Plastic Fish. The plastic wrapped banana:



Beth says,

According to this article in USA Today... “7-Eleven recognizes that the wrapper could be an environmental issue and has asked supplier Fresh Del Monte to come up with a wrapper that’s biodegradable.” Um… it already has a biodegradable wrapper. It’s thick and yellow and decomposes in about a week, as evidenced by the contents of my compost bin.

So funny because it's true. This ranks right up there with the plastic wrapped potatoes they sell at my grocery store and the banana saver. Head over to Beth's blog post on the matter to find out more - and find out who you can write to to tell them they're an idiot.

On a lighter note is The Uniform Project where one brave woman has committed to wearing the same dress every day for one year as "an exercise in sustainable fashion". The website is addictive. You can scroll through the calendar to see what she's worn for the last 172 days of the project.