Comments on: Whole Foods Stores Up Designer Bag Hysteria http://earth911.com/blog/2007/07/18/whole-foods-stores-up-designer-bag-hysteria/ Make Everyday Earth Day Wed, 07 Jan 2009 07:48:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.5 By: jabenso http://earth911.com/blog/2007/07/18/whole-foods-stores-up-designer-bag-hysteria/#comment-135 jabenso Tue, 24 Jul 2007 16:51:21 +0000 http://earth911.com/blog/2007/07/18/whole-foods-stores-up-designer-bag-hysteria/#comment-135 Cardboard Boxes are a great alternative to plastic & canvas bags. I use (& re-use) a medium cardboard box on each trip to the grocery store. This is great for a few reasons: -no plastic bags are used -my groceries don't roll around while driving home -the box is durable for longer re-use -the box is recyclable after I'm finished with it -a box can be used for additional tasks at home Ask your local grocery store manager to provide access to some of the store's cardboard boxes that the products you buy were shipped to the store in. Place these near the checkout lanes to give customers a choice in how they "bag up" their groceries. Not only can you then re-use this box for grocery or other tasks, but this reduces the number of plastic bags bought buy the store and the number of boxes the store needs to dispose of. When finished just recycle the box. Cardboard Boxes are a great alternative to plastic & canvas bags. I use (& re-use) a medium cardboard box on each trip to the grocery store. This is great for a few reasons:
-no plastic bags are used
-my groceries don’t roll around while driving home
-the box is durable for longer re-use
-the box is recyclable after I’m finished with it
-a box can be used for additional tasks at home

Ask your local grocery store manager to provide access to some of the store’s cardboard boxes that the products you buy were shipped to the store in. Place these near the checkout lanes to give customers a choice in how they “bag up” their groceries. Not only can you then re-use this box for grocery or other tasks, but this reduces the number of plastic bags bought buy the store and the number of boxes the store needs to dispose of. When finished just recycle the box.

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