Photo: Hello Turkey Toe / Creative Commons . It doesn’t seem to matter what you’re buying in Turkey — a bottle of juice you’re going to drink immediately, a tiny pen, or a half-kilo of cherries that’s already in a plastic bag — it’s a heck of a task to keep from getting the item handed to you in a plastic bag. I long ago learned to say “A plastic bag is not necessary; I can put it in my purse” in Turkish, but most of the time I might as well be speaking Chinese for the uncomprehending lo… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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