tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606070748075765630.post1489768261071199927..comments2023-09-30T08:07:45.919-07:00Comments on Green for the rest of us: Reusable bags and the barriers to going greenAmy in Tacomahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05464967059185739727noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606070748075765630.post-23105518405435652572020-04-29T03:00:40.506-07:002020-04-29T03:00:40.506-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.allcottonlinenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04440182139048597124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606070748075765630.post-72965961169842416902019-10-09T22:17:17.135-07:002019-10-09T22:17:17.135-07:00Reusable Produce Bags
Our Reusable Produce Bags ar...<a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07TCKN4N8?ref=myi_title_dp&th=1" rel="nofollow">Reusable Produce Bags</a><br />Our Reusable Produce Bags are an easy alternative for single use plastic fruit and vegetable bags when shopping. Crafted from special rPet fabric, our produce bags are made from recycled plastic drink bottles.PandaGeneralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11166586012408595203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606070748075765630.post-44533445820948329492010-12-22T08:38:27.745-08:002010-12-22T08:38:27.745-08:00Great post! I often feel guilty when I forget my ...Great post! I often feel guilty when I forget my reusable bags when shopping. However, we save all of our plastic bags and reuse them for dirty diapers, trash can liners, etc.Elenahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11801524216686427853noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606070748075765630.post-62088493157150144302010-12-17T23:46:17.064-08:002010-12-17T23:46:17.064-08:00I really like your attitude in this post and am so...I really like your attitude in this post and am sorry your comment elsewhere was deleted. That's annoying, when I think you're being reasonable. I often feel like people who are crunchier than I am think my efforts don't matter, which in turn makes me wonder if I shouldn't bother. But the rational part of me knows that every little step in the right direction counts, so I wish more people would be encouraging, like you, rather than snarky and unhelpful. So, from a tentative and still-learning environmentalist, thanks!<br /><br />Also, I did buy our family's bags, but they were cheap. I've admired the prettier ones, but they cost so much more and I don't need more right now (see, I'm trying for less waste & consumption, even of the reusable variety!). My bags have a store's logo on them very discreetly, but I've never gotten any grief about using them at other stores, or just for errands in general. Who cares? Everyone knows by now what such bags are for.Lauren Waynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07500733577920040395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606070748075765630.post-7812566887898178032010-12-06T17:23:10.610-08:002010-12-06T17:23:10.610-08:00I bought cheap reusable bags from my grocery store...I bought cheap reusable bags from my grocery store when they first started selling them 5 years ago. Guess what? I am still using them. They have lasted just fine and I have no problem using them. I use them at any store I go to. Target, Best Buy, the grocery store, the pharmacy, the library...everywhere. Who cares? Typically the store is thankful you are using reusable so they don't have to buy more plastic. They don't care where your bag is from. I have gotten a few nice ones here and there, but we also use the cheap ones from the grocery store. We keep about ten in each of our cars so we always have them. <br /><br />Just think how many plastic bags we have not used in the past 5 years. That's real change and real progress. And we're just two people.Three Cats and a Babyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16757969648902689785noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606070748075765630.post-28643155398168712292010-12-03T08:39:17.261-08:002010-12-03T08:39:17.261-08:00Living in a tiny NYC apartment, I use plastic bags...Living in a tiny NYC apartment, I use plastic bags for trash and recycling because I don't have a large can that gets emptied once a week. I use the paper bags from Whole Foods for my paper recyclables. Also, since I walk everywhere, I try to keep reusable bags with me, but my purse is small and I don't have room. (yes, I know about the ones you can bunch up in a ball-those are good for some items, but not all.) If I'm buying one item and I'm close to home, I omit the bag. Any little thing helps.Lisahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04209068792575395214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4606070748075765630.post-86978155479925150782010-12-02T13:11:47.832-08:002010-12-02T13:11:47.832-08:00I thought the same thing about the story written a...I thought the same thing about the story written about lead found in reusable shopping bags. The plastic bag industry is taking a hit now that many people are using their own shopping bags, if nothing else because they breed like bunnies when stored for later reuse.<br /><br />Most of my bags were freebies when going to the fair, home show, etc. I really don't care if I use one store's bag in a different store. <br /><br />I have enough bags now and generally refuse them when offered but it warms my heart when I was at the garden show that people were collecting the free shopping totes (the vendors were happily giving out more than 1 if you asked) to use for shopping.Lisa Nelsen-Woodshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731962631056727458noreply@blogger.com