May 17th, 2010 The importance of Reusable Shopping Bags.
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Bruce in
Uncategorized I have always wondered about shopping bags– cloth, plastic, paper– which is the best to use and why? Obviously, cloth is the way to go because you can reuse them all the time…but does using cloth REALLY make a difference?? YES! YES! YES!
Switch to reusable cloth shopping bags! When offered the option of paper or plastic bags at the checkout counter, avoid BOTH by bringing your own reusable bag made of organic cotton canvas, hemp, or some other durable, washable fabric. You can find them at your local grocers- we’re lucky these days because everyone is selling them and they are cheap ($.99 to $3) and fashionable.
Plastic bags are petroleum based and can take 500 years or more to decompose. Paper bags not only kill trees, but they require fossil fuels to produce and distribute. Keep both out of our landfills by packing your own bags!!
