We're about done with the various options available to us in Villigen for disposal of common unwanted material. PET (Wikipedia article) bottles and sundries can be dropped off at most grocery shops (including the small Volg we have right in the village, old post here.) Pictured above is the Coop (pronounced cope) supermarket in Würenlingen, just across the river Aare from us.
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In the little section of the Blogosphere that I frequent, awareness of the impact on the environment of people's activities and choices seems to rather high. I've been trying to reduce my own impact (trying being the operative word here), at least educate myself about the sources of the food I eat, and things I buy. The labelling in Switzerland is very helpful in this regard -- though I have found mistakes occasionally -- and recently I started noticing these airplane symbols on some of the products at the Coop supermarkets. They've established a foundation (claimed to be the first one in CH) with CHF 1.5 million (about USD 1.4 million at today's rate) to offset the carbon dioxide emissions caused by such things as company employees' business travel, home delivery service operations and the transport of foodstuffs. Link to their website (in German).
Do you look for similar programs where you shop?
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Our local Coop (pronounced more like "cope", it is not a cooperative market in the US sense, at least at the present time) supermarket megaplex has public spaces for small exhibitions and performances. Yesterday I noticed a sign announcing a Venetian-themed display (the not-any-particular-theme display is on the main level) up on the second level. This figure is one of about eight in the diorama, and I chose to post this photo because the grocery area downstairs is visible in the background.
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