Here’s a couple things I found while poking around the web for like minded folks about the plastic bag thing.
I am happy to report that I am getting closer and closer to being plastic bag free myself. We have just a little stash of them that we are saving for nasty pickups and doggie prizes when out in public… but we’re getting very close to bringing in no bags. I’m finally remembering to bring them into the store… instead of forgetting them, and the girls are good to remind me when I forget. We have quite a little assortment of them and so far, they work just fine and we haven’t run out say at the grocery or wherever.
Take a look at this, though…. a WHOLE city in England has gone plastic-bag free! Wonderful!
The city of Modbury, UK decided a bit ago that the plastic bags were just bad… expensive, don’t break down for thousands of years and bad for wildlife, etc. So they worked at it and got it down to the fact that they are now plastic bag free and have gotten a lot of attention and awards for doing so. I think this is a cool site and lots of good links and ideas… good stuff!
And then I stumbled upon this site… a sort of charity for making bags!
Basically, these folks get together and craft and sew simply bags from garage sale tshirts and other things like curtains and such that is basically then, repurposed for good use. And then they donate the clever little bags to local smaller merchants to encourage them to give them out instead of plastic. Each bag has a little tag that encourages the recipient to pass it on or keep using it. A neat thing! I think the girls and I might start doing this for fun. They are learning to sew and tote bags are great practice… sounds fun and clever to me.
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