Re-Using
Why this is
important:
"The U.S. uses 100 billion plastic bags annually,
consuming about 12 million barrels of oil." - The Green Guide, National Geographic
These bags don't just disappear: they contribute to
landfills and contaminate the Earth's water and
land.
What
you can do:
B.Y.O.Bag!
Create your very own fleet of re-usable bags and bring them
with you to the grocery store and on your other shopping
trips.
Some stores even give you a refund for bringing your own
bags!
Tips
for Remembering
1) Write "Bring re-reusable bags" on your shopping list
2) Hang them on your front/back door
3) Keep them in your car
Need
bags? Try...
Whole Foods, Wynnewood - $1-$3
Trader Joes, Suburban Square
Ecobags Online
Store
Policy
Whole Foods: $.05 refund per bag.
Trader Joes: Bring your own bags and they will enter you
into a raffle. Also sell bags.
Genaurdi's: $.04 per bag
Super Fresh: $.03 per bag
Acme: They don't do anything yet.
San Francisco Lawmakers Vote To Ban Plastic
Bags
* * * REFUSE BAGS WHENEVER POSSIBLE! If what you are buying
can be simply carried or stuck in a bag from another store,
tell the check-out person that you don't need a bag.
