Letter: Bring a recycled container to restaurants for leftovers

Bring a recycled containerto restaurants for leftovers

Reacting to today’s articles on plastic pollution, “The future is not plastics: Bills to address pollution” (Page A1, Sept. 10) and the banning of plastic straws, “Palo Alto to consider one of the Bay Area’s strictest bans of plastic straws, produce bags” (Page B1, Sept.. 10), I would like to offer these suggestions:

First, most of us could and should get used to drinking liquids directly from a glass. Straws really aren’t necessary except for the infirm who need the help of a straw.

Second, as many are doing when they bring a cloth, paper or plastic bag to use at the supermarket, everyone should bring a recycled take-home container to restaurants to bring home leftovers.

We’ve been doing that for years, and the serving staff is always surprised and pleased when we do that.

Shirley FongSan Ramon

 

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