Let me ask you
Imagine yourself in your local Healthfood store, eco store
or even local grocery store. Now imagine walking down the isles, checking out
the deals, what’s new, what looks good for dinner. You pick up a favorite
product, put it in your basket and move on.
Now let me ask you 4 simple questions I bet you cannot
answer;
1. Is
the packaging of that product recycled, or eco friendly?
2. Who
owns that company and where do the profits go?
3. Where
are the raw ingredients actually from?
4. What’s
the point of this product?
I can assure you that there are many questions facing
Eco/Health products that need to be asked that I am not going to talk about.
What I am going to talk about is what questions the Eco/Health companies do not
want you to ask. Lets take a look at what I have found.
1. Most
companies use “main stream”, “non eco” packaging and WAY to much of it.
2. Big
companies like, Colgate, Clorox, Kraft and more have bought up many of the
companies that are on the Green/Eco/Health shelves
3. SO
many “Local” companies import products from the other side of the planet.
Consider the packaging, the local climate and what is in the package and ask
yourself, how could I get my hands on local raw materials to make this product?
Is it possible?
4. What
is the point of Organic Oreos? Or Organic Fruit Loops? Do you need them for any
reason besides pleasure? Hey I’m not saying don’t enjoy them, I am just asking
so you are aware of why you buy them. Don’t assume that if it is in a small
independently owned health food store that Millions of dollars has not been
spent on the marketing to try to convince you that you “NEED” this product
Start by asking the store employees. If they cannot find an
answer then contact the companies VIA websites and contact info on the back of
the product. Use common sense. And
remember, you hold all the power. The biggest companies in the world are afraid
of you finding out the truth, they will change their practices if enough people
ask questions they don’t want to answer.
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