I guess that the ultimate in capitalism must exist in Taiwan. When buying things in most stores, they start ringing up the purchases and one of the first things they ask is whether or not you want a sack for the goods. If you say yes, then immediately the sack is scanned (since the also use bar codes) and it is added to the total price. You quickly learn to carry sacks with you so you don’t need to buy a new one. You don’t through things away. I guess that is a good use of the resources that we have. If they sell you the sacks too, you won’t through them away at the drop of a hat.