Millions of plastic grocery bags are wasted everyday. With these tips you can start protecting our environment.
Bring your own bags from home to carry out your groceries. Many people are buying totes which they reuse every time they go to the store.
Hold on to your plastic bags and take them to a local recycling center. If you don't know of any recycling places try searching the web for one. Search Google.com for Earth 911 and use their website to find a recycling center.
Grocery stores are starting to implement recycling programs. Ask your local grocery store if they offer any programs or plan on starting one.
There is many alternatives to plastic bags. You can search for and buy plastic bag alternatives to use at your grocery stores. Many plastic bag alternatives are often made with jute, hemp, ingeo, recycled material or organic cotton.
Paper bags are not a smart alternative; they take much more energy to produce. Plastic bags consume 40% less energy to produce compared with paper bags. Plastic bags create 80% less waste than paper bags.
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