Comments on: Have You Picked Up the Reusable Shopping Bag Habit?

By: Max

Max — Sat, 15 Nov 2008 07:40:34 +0000

When the green shopping bags first came out I bought a couple so I didn’t have to use plastic bags, but then I forgot to take them with me next time I went shopping, so I bought some more, and then I forgot to take them next time I went shopping, so I bought some more, and so on. Now I have a whole pile of these green shopping bags which use much more carbon to produce than plastic bags, so I’ve actually done more harm than good. I kind of feel the green shopping bag symbolises what is wrong with our approach to saving the environment. Buying more stuff will not solve the problem. The only way to reduce environmental damage is by consuming less stuff.

By: Kisha

Kisha — Tue, 11 Nov 2008 17:10:47 +0000

I have the bags in the back of my car and 90% of the time I grab a bunch on my around the car to get my daughter out. I love having the bags in the car. There is a pile in the chair in the kitchen of ones that need to go back out, under my purse, so I don’t forget to take them with me. My daughter has gotten good about reminding me to get them when we go shopping because now she has her own bags, their pink lol.

There has been a few times where the cashier has not used my bags and I’ve moved everything from the plastic ones to my bags and then handed them. Sure they look a little annoyed but I put my bags up there for a reason.

By: Lori Ann

Lori Ann — Sat, 08 Nov 2008 02:45:18 +0000

We don’t have a vehicle but hang our bags on a hook right under the hook for the house keys. It also helps that free plastic bags are illegal in the country where I live, so I know I’ll have to pay if I don’t bring my own!

By: Christyk

Christyk — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 18:49:28 +0000

This drives me nuts actually. lol I love the cloth bags – you can pack a lot in and they are easier to carry without ripping. And I hate plastic bags that pile up and the recycling pickup doesn’t take.

So I unpack groceries, put all the bags back inside of one and take them immediately back out to the van. And there they stay as I head into the grocery store . I usually don’t remember until I’m checking out and don’t want to hold up the line so I can run out and grab them.

I’ve switched from putting them in the back to keeping them in the passenger foot area but still doesn’t always help. So maybe I’ll try writing it at the TOP of my list as you suggest.