Fwd: BYOB (bring your own bag)

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> Thursday, September 7, 2006

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> Today's Daily Tip: BYOB

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> Question: Paper or plastic?

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> The Bite:

> Answer: Neither. Shopping bags create an insane

> amount of waste for

> something that's often in our lives for fewer than 5

> minutes (store to

> car, car to house). Next time you grocery shop, BYOB

> (bring your own

> bag).

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> The Benefits:

> - Save oil and/or trees. In the US, about 12 million

> barrels of oil

> and 14 million trees go to producing plastic and

> paper bags each year.

> - Reusing makes cents. Stores like Albertsons and

> Wild Oats offer a

> 5-penny discount if you bring your own.

> - Be a role model. Other shoppers'll watch and

> learn.

> - Make sure plastic bags don't harm sea creatures.

> They're one of the

> 12 most commonly found items in coastal cleanups.

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> Personally Speaking

> Jen's been bringing her own since early on, when

> toting a canvas bag

> to the store wasn't so popular - garnering her a

> bunch of weird looks.

> She still gets the weird looks, but for various

> other reasons.

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>

> Wanna Try?

> If you drive, keep these handy in your car for

> unexpected grocery

> store stops:

> - Mimi Shopper - oh-so-Euro-hip ($45).

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(https://id313.securedata.net/nubiusdesign.com/merchantmanager/index.php?cPath=5\

_15_40)

> - b. happybags - these are Jen's fave because they

> are sassy, sturdy,

> and extra wide - perfect for a six pack of organic

> beer and chips

> ($20). (http://www.bhappybags.com/collection.html)

> - Blue Lotus - handbag-happy Sara likes these best,

> especially because

> 10% of their profits go to protecting sea turtles

> harmed by the use of

> the bags ($5-15).

> (http://www.bluelotusblankets.com/products/bags/)

> - " BYOB " Reusable Shopping Bag - made from hemp

> ($10).

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(http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=139513 & b=53631 & m=9823 & afftrack= & urllink=www.r\

eusablebags.com/store/plastic-bags-blow-tote-reusable-shopping-p-523.html)

> - " Please Stop Using Plastic Bags " Canvas Bag - a

> bag that makes it

> easy for those slow-on-the-uptake to get the hint

> ($15).

> (http://www.cafepress.com/ecoresponsible.59429148)

> - " Plastic Bags Blow " Activist Kit - spread the

> green word ($3).

>

(http://www.shareasale.com/r.cfm?u=139513 & b=53631 & m=9823 & afftrack= & urllink=www.r\

eusablebags.com/store/activist-plastic-bags-blow-p-259.html)

> - If you can't get around using plastic bags, tie

> them into knots

> before you toss them in the recycle bin. That way

> they won't balloon

> up into the air and end up as litter.

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> Bang for the Bite Rating: 4 Apples (out of 5)

> If 10,000 Biters use canvas totes instead of plastic

> grocery bags,

> we'll keep about 9 million bags from ending up in

> landfills every

> year.

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> Cocktail Tip

> In 2002, Ireland introduced a 15-cent levy on

> plastic bags, resulting

> in a 95% decrease in their use.

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>

> This tip submitted by Tina Landry.

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