Shopping Bags

The bags they put your groceries in…. The little bag from the drug store for your prescriptions….. Another bag from the department store….. It all adds up!

Many local merchants are selling reusable bags for $1.00 to $5.00, in a grand attempt to encourage consumers to recycle – reuse – and reduce, the need for the “plastic bags”. In the long run. These recycled bags will save money and resources, for both us the consumers and the merchants.

Kudos to Canada! Many merchants actually charge a few pennies for each plastic bag, which really encourages people to use recycled bags or bring their own.

I personally ‘collect’ recycled, reusable bags and then use them for friends and family, when I have a few things to deliver. Or if they’ve left a few things here, we just bag em up. They also work great for the Granddaughters when they visit to collect their ‘tourist’ treasures and other goodies..

Here’s the latest bag from ‘Sears’ ~ Nice!~ and It’s waterproofy. I’ve been looking for good rainy day bags with nice length handles. {Yep, I had to buy 2!}

 

Related articles

• Sad Sacks: Can Reusable Shopping Bags Leach Lead into Food? (scientificamerican.com)
• What kind of grocery bags do you use? (takechargesolutions.org)
• Plastic Bags are Growing on Trees!: Thinking about Plastic on International Surfing Day (rosalynyoung.wordpress.com)

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