I've started using cloth diapers, washing out ziploc baggies and
using reusable shopping bags.
Do your part for the environment by
using reusable shopping bags.
Using reusable shopping bags or covering your bowls with a large plate or reusable covers instead of cling wrap are small ways to continue toward minimizing consumption.
We've already switched to cloth napkins, never use paper plates, only use reusable water bottles (Sigg, Foogo, & Camelbak), and always
use reusable shopping bags.
I use reusable shopping bags.
Choose to
use reusable shopping bags and recycle the plastic ones that you already have.
Our hope is that by seeing him at The Shops at North Bridge, Chicagoans and tourists alike will think twice about single - use plastics and take simple actions like
using a reusable shopping bag at a store or carrying a refillable water bottle whenever possible.»
Using a reusable shopping bag is the least we can do for the environment.
It is important to
use reusable shopping bags, 81 percent said, yet only 33 percent do.
Shoppers will now have to
use reusable shopping bags or pay 5 cents for a thicker, reusable plastic bag or a paper bag with handles.
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I use reusable shopping bags.
Not exact matches
Just as Torontonians were getting
used to shelling out 5 cents for plastic
bags, Mayor Rob Ford — possibly angered by having to carry so many nickels and unwilling to suffer the indignity of paying for a
reusable shopping bag — put forth a motion to do away with the city's plastic -
bag fee as of July 1.
I also
use reusable cotton
shopping bags whenever I can...;)
I have also bought probably 10 of the
reusable shopping bags, and really need to work on remembering to
use them.
Start small and set a goal for your family to make one positive change a month, whether it is changing your light bulbs to cfls, kicking the plastic water bottle for a
reusable water bottle and filter, start recycling, or start
using reusable bags when you go
shopping.
We
use cloth napkins, kitchen towels in place of paper towels,
reusable shopping bags and we
use recycled
bags and paper in our business!
Melissa said: «For creative storage solutions, I
use plastic baskets and tubs, and
reusable shopping bags to organize our closet.
We recycle,
use reusable bags and
shop local as much as we can.
And unlike
using old bread
bags or
shopping bags, these are
reusable and sustainable — ideal for the cloth diapering parent!
TIPS FROM 2017 (Choose
Reusable Shopping Bags / Insulate Your House / Go for a Walk or Bike Ride or Car Pool to Meetings /
Shop Locally, Support Local Agriculture / Give Up Bottled Water — Go Back to the Tap / Go Solar / Hang Your Laundry Out to Dry / Ethical and Easy Lawns / Buy Clean Energy / Eat Less Beef / Home Energy Audit / Searching the Web (
Use Ecosia and Plant a Tree)
Using compact florescent bulbs, compostable bubble wrap, vegetable cellulose
bags, and
reusable cloth
bags when
shopping.
One, we already talked about in the last segment is kind of reducing your impact on the environment by
using a
reusable product versus the single
use and you see that all over the place with
reusable shopping bags and
reusable water bottles.
New York City had planned to institute a fee on plastic
bags to encourage the
use of
reusable shopping bags.
The Council speaker, Melissa Mark - Viverito, who voted in favor of the bill, was asked at a news conference before the vote was taken if she
used reusable bags when she went
shopping.
Employees
use their own
reusable shopping bags to buy local, seasonal ingredients to be fashioned into staples like curries and soups.
Sailor Stripe
Reusable Market Tote — It's super cute and can be
used as a beach
bag, grocery
bag or
shopping tote.
The pop - up
shop, Package Free, will live in Williamsburg from May 1 to July, stocking eco-friendly alternatives to any single -
use item you can think of:
reusable tote
bags, compostable toothbrushes, refillable dental floss, natural beauty products in bulk, even skateboards made from ocean plastic.
For every
reusable bag you
use when you
shop, Target will reward you with a 5 - cent discount, which can add up to some nice savings over time if you're a Target fanatic.
If there is no
reusable bag in the room please ask our staff or
use one of your own
bags when out
shopping.
A few years ago, someone gave us the idea to start an organization that makes
reusable shopping bags and gives them away for free to people who take a pledge to
use them instead of paper or plastic.
Of course this is not going to single handedly solve the worlds plastic
bag problem, nor are we saying it is totally sustainable jewelery, (gold is also
used), but this jewellery does give rise to alternative and thoughtful
uses for discarded plastics.The recent backlash against plastic
shopping bags in Australia has been written about here before, there are a few alternatives that have been trialled such as the potato starch
bag,
reusable woven
bags and banning plastic
bags altogether, but
using plastic
bags persists, which leaves the dilemma of what to do with them.
Rick Holt, also at GMU, is committed to
using alternative modes of transport to get to work (in lieu of driving alone), teleworking once a week, powering down the office, collecting rain water, gardening,
using reusable mugs and bringing his own
bags when
shopping - and skipping bottled water!
I outfitted each vehicle with
reusable shopping bags and
use them all the time.
These «frightfully» exciting
reusable bags feature a fun Halloween - image on one side and the Surfrider Foundation logo on the other, and can be
used for Trick - or - Treating, grocery
shopping or picking up trash at a «One Foot At A Time» cleanup.
You can reduce your waste with a few easy actions including recycling,
using reusable cups and
shopping bags, reducing the amount of bottled water you drink, and composting.
There is an enormous possibility for reducing paper
use simply by replacing facial tissues, paper napkins, disposable diapers, and paper
shopping bags with
reusable cloth alternatives.»
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Kitzhaber and Hayes have pledged to
use only
reusable shopping bags, water bottles and coffee cups during the challenge.
She
uses reusable bags and jars for
shopping, buying most food in bulk.
They fit in the back of the car well but you could also
use collapsible totes, laundry baskets, empty ice cream containers or
reusable shopping bags to keep everything corralled.
We're
using the
reusable shopping totes instead of plastic
bags, recycling aluminum cans, turning lights off when we leave the room, unplugging appliances we aren't
using,
using flourescent light bulbs and teaching our 4 year old about recycling.
We also
use the
reusable bags, got an extra recycle bin, buy furniture exclusively from local resale and antique
shops and paint or recover to suit our needs,
use all green cleaning products, and we limit the amount of conventional toys that we bring into our house (opting instead for repurposed household items that entertain just as well).
I
used them to make my own
reusable shopping bags (there are a lot of free patterns online.
Several things we do: - green
shopping bags - recycling - shorten showers - stopped
using the bathroom heater - check packaging to make sure it is
reusable and / or recyclable - stopped having phone books delivered - started
using all paperless billing, whenever possible - turning off lights and
using the LED lightbulbs everywhere in the house - compost pile - our first garden this year - my 6 year old told me the other day that she is going to recycle her room... I asked her to explain and she said she is going to recycle it into a castle!
I
use and LOVE
reusable shopping bags.