Submitted by yvonne adalian (not verified) on 19 April, 2008 - 23:02.
I'm glad shopping bags are back in vogue. Growing up in post war Britain we had to pay for a brown paper bag if we wanted one. We bought from local (organic although they didn't know it) nurseries, and mended everything that broke. We washed the kitchen catchers (no plastic bags needed) and made our own clothes. And, of course, we always switched out the light when we left a room, and only heated the room in which we sat (don't recommend THAT!). Compost was a given. Nowadays I trundle my cart to the stores whenever I can, complete with canvas bags and containers to recycle. I use my bike more in the summer and feel better for it. Vegetarian. Wash cold. The usual. The MOST useful tip to pass on I guess is to chat with the storekeepers and office workers so that green consciousness becomes endemic. We are all so spoiled and lazy on this continent that we have forgotten how to think for ourselves. (Except for all the caring people above that is!).
I'm glad shopping bags are
I'm glad shopping bags are back in vogue. Growing up in post war Britain we had to pay for a brown paper bag if we wanted one. We bought from local (organic although they didn't know it) nurseries, and mended everything that broke. We washed the kitchen catchers (no plastic bags needed) and made our own clothes. And, of course, we always switched out the light when we left a room, and only heated the room in which we sat (don't recommend THAT!). Compost was a given. Nowadays I trundle my cart to the stores whenever I can, complete with canvas bags and containers to recycle. I use my bike more in the summer and feel better for it. Vegetarian. Wash cold. The usual. The MOST useful tip to pass on I guess is to chat with the storekeepers and office workers so that green consciousness becomes endemic. We are all so spoiled and lazy on this continent that we have forgotten how to think for ourselves. (Except for all the caring people above that is!).