Shedding the Plastic (Bags)

Plastic.  It's not good for us or the environment.  Yet, it creeps into our lives.  If you live in California, be prepared to say goodbye to plastic shopping bags being provided to you in 2015.  Stock up on reusables and make new habits now so it's an easy transition next summer.  Somehow I am still inundated with plastic bags.  This morning I decided enough is enough.  Do you have a drawer that looks like this?

I gathered up all of the bags that were not in my gingham bag holder and recycled them.  The bag holder is my physical limiter for bags.  If I get more than what fits in that holder, they will be recycled.  I anticipate using these all up soon, and filling that holder up with a more environmentally friendly option.  I have started using the Bag to Nature liners which are fully compostable and oh so much better for our earth.



Next step is to stop the plastic from coming in the house.  This is perhaps the hardest part!  We can be so accustomed to just running in a store and not bringing in bags.  Even if they are in the car, it takes an effort to make bringing the bags in a habit.  I got good at bringing my bag to to the grocery store, but you have to remember to bring them to other shopping venues too like the mall, drug stores etc.   I like to keep one like this in my purse:



Also, don't forget your reusable produce bags!