A great way to reduce your plastic usage is to grocery shop
using re-usable bags. These can be made from almost any material including old
t-shirts and are simple, and inexpensive to make. I used the tutorial here http://www.purlbee.com/easy-drawstring-bag/
to make my produce bags for my fruit and veg.
I made different sizes for different fruit and vegetables.
These can be folded up into a log shape to be put inside
your handbag so you are never without a bag. Keep extras in the car but
remember to bring them into the store with you. Once you get home and unpack
chuck them straight back into your car so they are not forgotten next time.
Of course if you don't want to make these yourself, you can buy them from places such as http://www.jillbyeco.com.au/23/reusable-produce-bags/
http://veronicajoyceboutique.com.au/produce-bagsset-of-4.html
http://www.zurihomewares.com.au/shop/category.php?id_category=45
These bags don’t have to be used only for produce
either,
use them for all shopping such as clothing and electronics. To clean
just put them in the regular wash when needed and air dry in the sun.
How do you avoid paying for the additional weight?
- You could make these bags out of more lightweight material than I used such as silk or mesh
- You could take them out of the bag to weigh them and put them back in.
- I haven’t tried this yet but I’ve made tags on my bags and I
will write the weight of the bag on the tag and hopefully the cashier will
deduct this from the total weight- I will update on how this goes
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