Because this site is dedicated to all about plastic I will try to keep all blogs on Sunday having to do with plastic and sustainability. However, there might be times when I feel something is important concerning other areas that are connected to sustainability and I will share them here.
We have all used a plastic bag that we use one time. Then we throw it away in the trash or recycle it.
Today for our first Sustainable Sunday I urge you to change the way America shops. Get yourself a reusable bag and take it whenever you go shopping.
Many stores sell them with their name or logo on them and they are usually inexpensive.
Kohl's, Meijers, The Dollar Store, Kroger's, Bed, Bath & Beyond, and many more stores offer this for their customers.
Menard's gives you another way to save because once or twice a year they have a sale where you can get 15% off anything that you can fit in their bag.
Other stores offer extra saving just by using your own bags. Here in the South Bend area Pets Plus will give you 5 cents off for each bag you use. CVS has a tag that you can buy for a dollar then when you use your own bag (or don’t take a bag) you swipe the tag and every fourth time you use it you get $1 to use in the store.
'i love my home planet earth' bag is available at whole foods. Sheryl Crow collaborated to design this bag with Whole Foods and it is available in the 'gift bag' size for 79 cents. This is a great size and I recommend buying a reusable bag as a gift bag and spread the convenience of reusable bags.
There are also some really cool bags available. Bed bath and beyond sells ‘Sacs of Life’ where it is a bag within a bag it starts out all folded up like a little clutch bag and then opens up to reveal a large shopping bag. Online “Sacs of Life’ where there are ones that open up to a back pack,an insulated set, baby diaper bag, duffel bag and more.
I bought a bag that is really useful called a shopping cart bag. It clips into a shopping cart then you can put the items in it with the bag staying open to load it.
Please feel free to post any great savings on this blog to share where to get the best deals with your own bag.
My wife and I always take our own bags to the grocery store. She has one large canvas bag that she folds up 4 or 5 smaller bags that we have picked up various places. We generally have no problem fitting all of our groceries in them and Martins gives you a discount for using them. I have also noticed a lot of stores beginning to offer a drop-off in which you can bring in plastic bags to be recycled.
ReplyDeleteGlad to know you are already involved in sustaining the planet!
ReplyDeleteWhat kind of discount does Martins give?
Many more places you know of?