Ever since my ecofeminism class at Eastern, I’ve been on the biggest environmental kick of my life – and yes, that even includes the three years of “reduce, reuse, and recycle” training in elemetentary school.
Today I recycled my plastics (though I did forget to bring the stack of plastic grocery store bags to recycle) and brought 2 reusable bags I got for free via Teacher Appreciation Day. It turns out Kroger gives you 5 cents for each bag! So I earned an additional 10 cents towards my purchase, not to mention the 6 plastic bags they normally give me. At this rate, I could save $7.80 a year alone in bringing these free bags! That’s awesome.
I’ve also been flat out denying bags. I rarely need them unless I am purchasing a lot – there’s no reason I can just throw it on the floor of my car if I’m going to bring it in right away. I feel so earth friendly, consumer friendly, and happy!