Comments for The Sensible Shopper http://thesensibleshopper.wordpress.com Making a little go a long way - or a lot go a longer way. Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:19:25 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Green is the new … um green! by Wade Rockett http://thesensibleshopper.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/green-is-the-new-um-green/#comment-8 Wade Rockett Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:19:25 +0000 http://thesensibleshopper.wordpress.com/2008/04/22/green-is-the-new-um-green/#comment-8 We've started using canvas tote bags for our grocery shopping, which gives us a small discount at most (maybe all?) supermarkets we go to. Sometimes I'll sk them to pack some of our groceries in paper or plastic bags because we happen to need paper or plastic bags for some purpose at home. When those become unusable we recycle them. My wife got me into the habit of washing and re-using Baggies. There comes a pint when they have to be thrown away, but now I always feel a pang when I do it. My company is VERY into promoting Green practices. It awards points to employees for Green behavior (bringing your lunch in a reusable tote, taking mass transit or carpooling to work, etc.) and they can be redeemed down the road for prizes. We have compostable dishes and flatware in the break room and recycling bins for paper, plastic, and aluminum. We’ve started using canvas tote bags for our grocery shopping, which gives us a small discount at most (maybe all?) supermarkets we go to. Sometimes I’ll sk them to pack some of our groceries in paper or plastic bags because we happen to need paper or plastic bags for some purpose at home. When those become unusable we recycle them.

My wife got me into the habit of washing and re-using Baggies. There comes a pint when they have to be thrown away, but now I always feel a pang when I do it.

My company is VERY into promoting Green practices. It awards points to employees for Green behavior (bringing your lunch in a reusable tote, taking mass transit or carpooling to work, etc.) and they can be redeemed down the road for prizes. We have compostable dishes and flatware in the break room and recycling bins for paper, plastic, and aluminum.

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