RRRs

I've been thinking a lot about the RRR (reduce, reuse, recycle) policy lately...it's been in the news so much lately that it's hard to avoid, really. (Although some sections of the media are, infuriatingly, choosing to resist the bleedin obvious.)

Most of it makes such perfect sense, that you may find that you can live your life adhering to the RRR suggestions without really trying...

As a nation we are lucky that most of us have the luxury of choosing whether we adhere though: aspects of the RRR lifestyle are not always cheaper...buying yarn is an expensive business! :0(

And, it has be noted that RRR and other environmental concerns are often so-called 'luxuries': if you were really poor you might not be able to 'indulge' in living your life around green issues...(even though you may have much more reason to be campaigning).

But, needlesstosay, we may notice an increase in RRR living with the current Credit Crisis (TM): sales in second-hand books are noticing a promising rise!! :0)

Needled has a great post about her year of not buying clothes. It's wonderful writing, as always. And I, for one, will be podcasting Needled's recommended BBC series: Dirty Business.

And, in this RRR vein, there is a great event in Bath tonight with Christine Bone, who has pledged to buy nothing in 2009 except food, toiletries and medicines.

{Sadly, I can't make it tonight: an extracurricular knit-group is organized at a knitter's place who is currently house-bound...but if anyone goes, please consider writing something about it here!)