DITCH PLASTIC BAGS
Californians Against Waste (cawrecycles.org), a nonprofit environmental advocacy group, estimates that Americans use 84 billion plastic bags annually, a considerable contribution to the 500 billion to one trillion usedworldwide. Made from polyethylene, plastic bags are not biodegradable and are making their way into our oceans and waterways. According to recent studies, the oceans are full of tiny fragments of plastic that are beginning to work their way up the food chain.
Invest in stronger, re-usable bags, and avoid plastic bags whenever possible. If you do get plastic bags from a store try and reuse them or at least recycle them.
Trader Joe's, Ikea, and Oprah.com all sell reusable grocery bags.
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Do you know if you use your own bags at Trader Joes they give you a raffle ticket to enter a drawing for a 20.00 gift card! Each time you shop with your own bags you are entered in the drawing.
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