Tree Huggin'

I don't consider myself a radical environmentalist. I did a 6th grade report on the dangers the spotted owl faces, I recycle, and I compost. I understand the importance of good stewardship of our environment, but I have no intention of making it some sort of religion like most college-educated white people. Still, when I witnessed the amount of packing that Borders used to send us two 6-packs of Mister Men books, I couldn't help but feel a little guilty. Check it out:

(By my rough estimate, that's about 60 square feet of packing paper)

What a waste. I'm glad some companies are doing something about it. I don't care if it's just a marketing ploy. That's one of the nice things about capitalism i.e., if values change (in this case customers hating the wasteful, bulky packaging) people that want to make money change their policies.