F2F Class notes 3rd September (Eddie)

No news is good news.

For at least a few decades, Americans have been drilled in the superiority of tote bags. Reusable bags are good, we’re told, because they’re friendly for the environment. Disposable bags, on the other hand, are dangerous. Municipalities across the country have moved to restrict the consumption of plastic shopping bags to avoid waste. Many businesses have stopped offering plastic sacks, or provide them for a modest but punitive price. Bag-recycling programs have been introduced nationwide.

Their abundance encourages consumers to see them as disposable, defeating their very purpose.

abundance = 丰富

to defeat the purpose = to cause unwanted consequences which invalidate the effort

proportional = 按比例

punitive adj = which is meant as a punishment

CSR = corporate social responsibilty