Our Commitment to the Environment

We are committed to become more environmentally friendly; our first step was to eliminate our printed newsletter by switching to email; our next step is to eliminate plastic bags.  The harm these bags do to the planet is astonishing and preventable. Please take a moment to view the following slide show by clicking on the link below. It will definitely make you aware of the scope of the problem.

http://www.poconorecord.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080506/MULTIMEDIA02/80505016

Here is another glimpse of the plastics issue: The Pacific Gyre is a garbage patch of floating / suspended plastic & trash in the Pacific ocean twice the size of Texas.




It never goes away, it just breaks down into smaller & smaller pieces, microplastics, which are even more dangerous as they as more easily eaten by birds & marine animals. Worse yet, plastic absorbs toxins like a sponge, holding concentrations up to a million times greater than the surrounding water. For more info, visit Algalita.org

As an alternative we will have our reusable bags in two sizes.

The large bags are free with a $75 purchase, or $2 each.

Messenger size bags, available Nov.2008,  are free with a $50 purchase, or $1.75 each.

Each time you shop using any reusable bag, or don’t need a bag at all, we will enter your name in a monthly drawing for a $25 gift card to the store.

Thank you everyone, for your help in this effort.

“Be the change you want to see in the world” (Gandhi)

Patti & Richard Herdell