by David | February 6, 2009 | In Campaigns, Shopping | No Comments (Yet!)
The Do Something Tote Bag is a reusable shopping bag that encourages people to get involved in voluntary work. The bags themselves are machine washable, and usable for shopping, the gym, travel and more. Each of the bags features a number, which if you send a text message, will reply with volunteer opportunities in your community.
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According to government estimates, over 300,000,000 pounds of single use drycleaner bags each year end up filling America’s landfills and killing our wild and marine life.
Now, just as smaller versions of reusable bags are working to eliminate this problem from grocers and retail stores, there is an alternative at drycleaners as well. The Green Garmento starts out as a hanging laundry bag then transforms into a duffel bag to deliver your dirty clothes to a drycleaner, then transforms into a hanging garment bag to protect your clean clothes for the trip home, and not a single plastic bag in sight!
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by David | December 10, 2008 | In Recycling, Reuse | 3 Comments
If you want to find a use for an empty tissue box, here’s a simple idea that will help you get more use from it. Just use the issue box as a plastic bag dispenser!
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by David | December 1, 2008 | In Home, Recycling | 1 Comment
With all those plastic bags you end up with, if you want a really creative idea for reusing them, perhaps you might want to make your own sandle-like shoes by crocheting the plastic bags together.
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by David | November 6, 2008 | In Reuse | No Comments (Yet!)
If you have loads of plastic bags, you could recycle them at the supermarket or use them as bin liners. However, if you want a more creative approach, there’s a great article on how to spin yarn and knit a bag from ordinary plastic grocery bags.
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by David | September 16, 2008 | In Recycling, Reuse | 3 Comments
It’s incredibly easy to lower your carbon footprint by minimizing your use of disposable plastic and paper bags. It’s true that paper bags consumer more energy than plastic ones. Both are bad for the environment, and both can be avoided. Many grocery stores have reusable bags for sale, many less than a few pounds.
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by David | September 5, 2008 | In Food, Reuse | No Comments (Yet!)
It’s back to school time! Back to school means back to the sometimes arduous chore of packing school lunches. Save yourself (and the environment) repeated trips to the store in search of plastic baggies, “snack size” convenience foods, and water bottles. Think zero-waste lunches instead. Have a variety of reusable storage containers on hand for sandwiches, fruits, and veggies.
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