Everyone's favorite Scandinavian furniture store has made some interesting changes in the past year to two that makes a Granola's heart flutter. Instead of piling goods into a gigantic plastic bag, Ikea started to charge money for the bags to discourage consumers from wasting bags. Genius. In fact, I've seen grocery stores in Europe that have the same practice.
I mentioned about a month ago that I've been looking for reusable grocery bags, and I think I've found them. Once I make the purchase, I'll report back on how they hold up. In the meantime, I'll continue to be the weirdo that brings back old bags from the grocery stores. I typically reuse the same bag 3-4 times from Whole Foods, and maybe about 10 times for the paper bags from Trader Joe's.
Now I need to get a coffee mug to stop using those paper cups I use at work. I've been reducing my green karma points lately, thanks to my recent tea-drinking habit. Oh forgive me... I swear I'll go get a fashionable mug that I can reuse and display on my desk.
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