As more and more California landfills become landfulls, once-commonplace conveniences such as free grocery bags have gone the way of Circuit City and Planter's Cheez Balls.
Indeed, a new California law requires supermarket shoppers to supply their own reusable bags. Violators are locked in a freezer with a grocery checker who repeatedly asks, "Did you find everything you were looking for?"
FROM THE SUPERMARKET TO THE AUTO DEALERSHIP
But the recycling mist has now seeped out of the supermarket doors and down the street to your local auto dealership.
"No more free throwaway paper floor mats in the service department," said Gonzo Usoz, general manager of Tiddle City Hyundai. "Our customers have to supply their own reusable mats if they don't want our technicians' greasy shoeprints on their carpets."
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| "It sucks," said Hyundai Elantra owner Bossie Snell, toting her reusable floor mats as she arrives for a service appointment |
Next year, California will also ban the familiar "Monroney" window sticker which contains the MSRP, fuel mileage and more, and replace it with a more environmentally friendly version printed in soy ink on a hemp sandwich board placed next to the vehicle.
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