Right, then...
Have any of you seen this TED video?
http://www.ted.com/talks/joe_smith_how_to_use_a_paper_towel.html
I tried it and, admittedly, did not think it would work, or – rather – it would be a clammy compromise.
Read my lips, folks: I. Was. Completely. Wrong. Mr. Smith’s “shake and fold” method worked shockingly well. So well, that I’m blathering about it to my friends. Additionally, I’ve written to Peet’s, Starbucks and REI, trying to see if they’d consider promoting this in their stores - REI has ~110 stores in the US; Peet’s has ~200; Starbucks, about 17 Thousand Million (I’m rounding) – that’d be a lot less waste if just 1% of the customers did this.
Now, I’m not a very eco person who washes and reuses aluminum foil and composts and whatnot. I separate the recyclables, try to group my trips when I drive and take CalTrain or BART or ride my bike when I can, and that's it. But this thing – shake and fold – just blew me away. Mainly because a) it works, and b) there’s no reason not to do it.
Thank you, Joe Smith.
Have any of you seen this TED video?
http://www.ted.com/talks/joe_smith_how_to_use_a_paper_towel.html
I tried it and, admittedly, did not think it would work, or – rather – it would be a clammy compromise.
Read my lips, folks: I. Was. Completely. Wrong. Mr. Smith’s “shake and fold” method worked shockingly well. So well, that I’m blathering about it to my friends. Additionally, I’ve written to Peet’s, Starbucks and REI, trying to see if they’d consider promoting this in their stores - REI has ~110 stores in the US; Peet’s has ~200; Starbucks, about 17 Thousand Million (I’m rounding) – that’d be a lot less waste if just 1% of the customers did this.
Now, I’m not a very eco person who washes and reuses aluminum foil and composts and whatnot. I separate the recyclables, try to group my trips when I drive and take CalTrain or BART or ride my bike when I can, and that's it. But this thing – shake and fold – just blew me away. Mainly because a) it works, and b) there’s no reason not to do it.
Thank you, Joe Smith.