After my shock following viewing of the documentary film “Albatross” (Chris Jordan), I was happy to read the Herald’s Action Line column (“
The film features the fatal effect of plastics on an albatross colony. Be prepared to force yourself to watch to the end.
You probably agree there is a current ramp-up for us humans surrounding single-use plastic, as there should be. The question continues, “What can we do about it?”
One of the emerging possibilities locally is a trip to the new business WeFill on North Main Avenue. This is not an advertisement – it is a statement of paradigm shift.
The system: I supply the clean container, WeFill supplies the contents – all the way from dish detergent to body lotion to foot soak salts and much more. I also found bamboo toothbrushes, dental floss in little glass bottles, mesh produce bags and beyond. It’s a feel-good field trip every time I go.
Heads up, however – at packing-up time, there is not a single use plastic bag to be found anywhere ... so, well ... we all know what to do about that.
Kathleen Adams
Durango
