Green Tip #2 – BYOB: Bring Your Own Bags
Next time you are in the checkout line at the grocery store and the cashier says, "Paper or Plastic?" wouldn’t it be nice to respond with, "No thanks, I’ve got my own." Think about how many bags you use when you go the grocery store and what you do with them. Often times they are just stuffed into other bags and end up accumulating in your house. We have a few and keep them in the trunk of our car so the bags can be reused. We also use cloth bags for many of our heavier items. Quite a few grocery stores now sell reusable cloth bags, but you can certainly bring whatever kind of bag you want. If you forget your bag(s) and are only buying a few items, carry them by hand without a bag. 
When traveling, try doing the same thing. Instead of taking one of the laundry bags at the hotel to carry your dirty laundry home, bring a few bags with you when you initially pack your suitcase.
-Allen
January 17th, 2008 at 5:53 pm
I’ve added your link to my blog’s link collection, where there are 2 other blogs by young families reporting on their efforts to go green:
http://ecourbanite.blogspot.com/ from Los Angeles
http://www.3676.net/ which used to be called the Virginia Green Living Project, and has a number of entries under the heading “Earthship” which you might find interesting.
Since my blog’s name is “Sustainable Rays,” I attempt to bring the sun into all my entries, which are mostly about living green as well.