Retro styles, going green 'in style'

The 1960s and 1970s are back. Area retailers are selling all sorts of items, from clothing and school supplies to dorm furniture, in retro colors - bright orange, purple, green. It’s quite a shock to those shopping that are not use to those bright colors. Another hit item lately is anything made of recycled materials. Recently my husband was eating tortilla-type chips out of a bag toting it was made from a percentage of recycled material. The bag didn’t have the normal plastic feeling and his comment was, “It makes me not so sure I want to be eating these out of this bag.” After he said that it made me think I didn’t want to eat those chips either. I am guessing and hoping just the outside of the bag was made with recycled material. Needless to say, I do believe he finished that bag of chips! Also a way I went retro in at home was I got organized by purchasing a file cabinet in the new bright orange color. I also purchased green recycled hanging folders for it. So now I feel like I will be filing in the “going green” era. Although I do not completely agree with everything made from recycled material or classified as “green.” For example, just because a compact florescent light bulb is being used today doesn’t mean it is good for the environment tomorrow.