The Green suggestion advertised cloth bags, costing $1 apiece. Deciding we'd had enough of toting countless plastic bags in from the grocery store, and with the intention of reducing our "carbon footprint" by reducing our litter ever so slightly, we purchased six of the bags.
What a great decision it turned out to be! Turns out, the six bags were more than enough to load up our entire cartful. In fact, we had a bunch of extra space in the roomy bags. We were able to carry all of our groceries into the house in one trip, and we didn't have the multiple grocery bags to deal with.
The bags are quite durable and large. The only issue we've had since is remembering to bring them back into the store with us, though we are working hard to make it a habit.
If you have access to this type of thing, I highly encourage you to do it. We should all do our part to reduce our trash output. Every little bit helps.
Each time we have used the bags since we purchased them a new person has asked us about the bags and has shown interest in using them, too. Spread the word -- Green is good!
To read more about Wal-Mart's cloth bags, read this Chicago Tribune article.
3 comments:
That's awesome. I haven't seen them here yet... of course I'd have to get at least a dozen! Seriously, kudos on doing what you can. Love you!
Aren't they awesome? I totally bought like six or seven of them a few months ago from Publix. They're the best. It makes shopping so much easier and carrying them up the stairs as well. =)
These are great! I bought 6 or 7 of these bags this summer and I love them. They hold so much more and you dont have all of those plastic bags around the house. I am going to give them to some family and friends this year as Christmas gifts. I am going to try and give "Green" gifts, hopefully everyone will appreciate them.
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