The year was 1990. King was an engineer in the paper industry. I remember well that the Environmentalist Wackos (hat tip to Rush Limbaugh) who wanted to save trees came up with the idea of these wonderful plastic bags for groceries.
The paper industry families we were close to were all very disturbed by the fact that the EW's didn't comprehend that paper is a RENEWABLE RESOURCE. The paper companies own lots of land on which they plant trees (employing many people) and after a 15 year cycle, the trees are then harvested and new ones are planted in their place.
Planting trees as a crop!?!?!
Who wudda thunk it?
Brilliant, huh?
When plastic bags hit the grocery stores, the bagboy asked "Paper or Plastic?", then the day came when plastic was king and paper was no longer an option.
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Now that's a load of recycling!
yyyyyep!
I always just want to be deliberately contrary to whatever the EWs are spouting. If they want me to use paper, I use plastic and vice versa. (But, most definitely, paper makes lots more sense.)
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