Now, most people do not even use their recycling bins because they think the “better option” is the trash bag because it’s easier. How many people will drive to the dump when it’s easier to throw it in the trash? And has anyone put a sign near the displays in stores enumerating the risks of pitching mercury into the environment? Of course not. A call to the Portland Public Works Department leads me back to the dump at Riverside for Portland residents who are homeowners, and everyone else gets charged $1 per small light bulb and more for larger ones.
I went to bed finally, after a long day’s foray into the world of light bulbs, thinking about the bravery of our impending act of marriage against what can feel like the crushing reality that our world feels so out of control, so dirty, so toxic and full of insouciant marketing ploys that any acts of joy feel almost negligible.
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Caitlin Shetterly: bramhallsquare@yahoo.com
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