I recycle as much as possible. I can use the same tall kitchen garbage bag all week and it still not be full as I use my garbage disposal for all food items. If only I could remember my reusable bags in the trunk when I go shopping!

I always recycle carry reusable bags

I AM NOT A PAPER CUP! It even looks like a plain white disposable paper cup, but it’s not! It’s ceramic and easy to clean. A friend of mine gave up plastic packaging for lent. It’s tough, but I gave her this mug and it made her day easier.

I always recycle, carry reusable cloth bags, return used plastic bags to be recycled,and now our town takes cardboard packaging from groceries(cereal boxes, spaghetti boxes and the like) as well as newspapers and regular cardboard. My recycle containers(I got two more from our town hall) are always overfull, and I am trying to get my neighbors in our building to recycle also. My children are catching on and are helping a lot. The tabs from soda cans go to our school to help a child with brittle bone disease.Any outgrown usable clothing goes to our food pantry to help others. I am working on toys the kids have outgrown, old mail gets shredded and recycled. I am hoping for warmer weather so I can plant some plants that will help our environment and I have plants the help the air in our home. Any dead leaves and dead plants gets ‘recycled’ in the ground.

I did go shopping – did good on what I bought as far as “containers”

I used to go crazy with all the water bottles! So now I use a Pur picture and I got a Culligan water filter. I can’t stand the thought of what we’re doing to our planet. I also hate those plastic food containers. I haven’t tried the Kashi frozen entrees yet – are they eco friendly?

I recycle everything that I can.

Some stores give a rebate when you bring your own reusable grocery for your purchases.

USING CLOTH NAPKINS HELPS TOO! IT MAKES EVEN A QUICK MEAL SEEM KIND OF FANCY AND SAVES TREES TOO!!

we agree, as a matter of fact the kids and I have a contest each week to see how much we can reduce our regular trash bin and increase what goes into the recycle bin

I have purshased cloth and hemp grocery bags to use everyday. We carry them to the grocery, to the library, shopping for clothes, whenever we need a bag to carry a purchase. We always keep them in the car so that they are totally handy.

Everything that I brought to work today came in recycled reuseable bags. Currently, I have very few paper bags in my house. I keep a stash of reuseable bags in each car.

Even before re-usable bags were available I took the plastic bags back & re-used them. My recycle bins hold more than my garbage pail. I still use my Kashi bag, it’s great to keep my coupons in.

If I forgot my re-usable bags in the car or only have 1 or 2 items to purchase I tell the cashier up front “I don’t need a bag if that’s OK”. Sometimes they look at you funny but I’ve done it so many times it doesn’t bother me anymore.

I alway recycle

I also use my Kashi bag plus an insulated bag when I go to the market.

I try to not purchase items that are packaged in those hard plastic containers that berries and bakery goods are usually packaged in. I hate to think of all those plastic containers filling up our landfills that will never go away. I intend to write to the grocery store that I frequent to ask them to look at alternative packaging. Another peeve is styrofoam egg cartons. That stuff will never decompose!

I carry the reusable bags and if I forget them I just carry the items without the bag

I always carry around my Kashi reusuable foldup bag in my purse.
I’m really suprised that it’s still holding up and has come in handy numerous times!!

Thanks so much!!!

I have the kashi bags we received @ a kashi event and i love to use them for purchases. I have a long way to go though…

I bought cloth grocery bags made from recycled materials. They are really great for short stops at the market.

I always take reusable bags to the store and now I look for ecofriendly packaging in the products I buy.

I always take cloth/reusable grocery bags to the store. Keep them in the car so you won’t forget them.
Purchase refills in the foil pouches or cardboard cartons vs. plastic jugs or bottles.
Re-use plastic containers (yogurt, cottage cheese, etc) for cold storage of leftovers (don’t microwave these though).

excellent idea