Brummet's Conscious Blog

-- Quote of the Day --  "Don’t find fault. Find a remedy."   ~ Henry Ford -- Positive News --   Kudos to fast-food industries who are listening to the our increasingly conscious society and making changes to their business policies. A few days ago we were a bit low on groceries and my husband decided to treat us to a fast-food breakfast, from A&W. When he brought it home that morning I noticed several things... the paper bag was made from 70% post-consumer materials and was clean enough (no grease spots) to recycle. If the bag had been marred by food spots I would have composted it. The potato hash patty came in a similar brown paper bag holder which I was able to compost along with the napkins we used... and the bacon-egger product also came in a compostable bag - they use this same bag for all their burgers and other take out foods. So the guilt associated with the eco-impact of shopping at a fast-food restaurant...