Alternatives to Plastic Shopping Bags
If you’ve read some of my other articles, you might know that I’m a huge advocate of reusable shopping bags. Reusable shopping bags allow you to use the same bag over and over again, usually for years, before allowing it to decompose quickly and naturally.
If you’re trying to eliminate plastic shopping bags from your life, you too can start using reusable shopping bags (if you haven’t already done so).
More Alternatives
As good as reusable shopping bags are, they aren’t the only alternative. After all, there are many ways of carrying stuff!
Here are some examples:
- Use a shopping basket
- Backpack - Stuff your groceries into your backpack, then ride your bike or walk if practical
- Bring your own trolley
- Throw your shopping into a box
BBC News asked readers what their preferred option was for carrying groceries and other shopping. It’s great to see that some people really are doing their bit to eliminate plastic bag usage. Here’s what the readers had to say.
Tags: eco friendly bags, plastic bags, reusable grocery bags, Sustainability
June 1st, 2008 at 3:02 am
[...] the Chinese will embrace the idea that there are alternatives to plastic bags. Also, now that they’re being forced to pay for plastic bags, more Chinese will start taking [...]