Environmentalism.
Via the National Review comes this story from the NYTimes about how schools "encourage" students and parents to use reusable lunch packing materials.
I am all for using reusable materials. I am not so hot on recycling because it is a pain in the ass where I live. We do use the reusable plastic/fiber shopping bags in lieu of the "plastic or paper" conundrum.
And schools do have a role to play when it comes to reinforcing morals.
However, morality begins and ends at home. If mom and/or dad decide that plastic baggies and paper bags are what you get, then it is up to the schools to adapt. Not the parents.
Perhaps they should consider having one bin for food, one for plastic, and one for paper so that little Timmy and Tammy can practice recycling at school and skip the sermons.
'Cause..yeah....it has become a religion in some corners of the country.
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