Unnecessary Shipping: The Surprising Contents of My Recent PC Order

[ChefBeckyD]

I remember doing that for a while in WI. It was a real pain - IMHO.

Really? Maybe it's because we've been doing it so long - since I was a kid - so I don't think of it as a pain.
It really cuts down on trash by the road too - even if people throw cans and bottles out - others are right there to pick them up!
My nephew did that one time at the Races, and earned almost $200 picking up pop cans!

 

[janetupnorth]

I remember doing that for a while in WI. It was a real pain - IMHO.

Me too - Springtime Soda in Kenosha - I'm really glad that went away...

 

[pamperedthorpe]

What bothers me now is that they have switched from using paper to plastic. We could recycle the paper but can't recycle the plastic!

 

[Sheila Gildersleeve]

My husband and I recycle everything we can. We take paper goods to the schools. Klein ISD has recycling bens
( Looks like a DUMPSTER ) for all the paper goods, News Paper, Cardboard Boxes, ect.. Haven't been able to find anyone out here that recycles Plastics though. We also give all our old clothes and shoes that are either to small, or big and take them to a ben for the needy that sit out in our Kroger's Parking lot. This ben is really a good I idea to make sure our needy family in our are are clothed too! God Bless thier souls! We do what we can to help.

 

[Sheila Gildersleeve]

I'm half Native American, and I remember reading books in history class about how Indians lived off the land, and gave back what they took. Now I have seen how we have learn from our mistakes, and are trying to undo the damage we have done to our planet. I also remember when I was a very young girl, there was a commercial with an Indian standing above a freeway looking at all the trash on the sides of the road. When he turn around to walk away, HE WAS CRYING! That image has stuck in my head every sense then. I suppose that is part of the reason why I've been trying to do my part on my end of the planet. God Bless the Indians!

 

[etteluap70PC]

What bothers me now is that they have switched from using paper to plastic. We could recycle the paper but can't recycle the plastic!

I was actually reading some interesting articles lately that Paper bags are not only costlier to pruduce but use more petroleum to produce than plastic. the basic plastic bags are supposed to be biodegradeable and are recycleable, at least here in the US. Most grogery stores thay have bins to bring these bags. I am loving the trend of using your own bags. I just have to remember to bring them into the store! Another great tip I got was if you forget your reuseable bags in your car. Tell the bagger (if you have one) not to bag everything. Just put it back in the cart and bag it when you get to your car? What a Concept!!!

 

[PChefPEI]

LOL! Yep, that's happened to me too! The courrier guy drops it off and says "Here's an empty box for ya!" hehe

 

[katie0128]

Many of the grocery stores in our area now sell reusable shopping bags. They are about $1 each and are almost as bit as the paper bags. Even though we reuse the plastic bags at home (garbage can liners mostly), I'm thinking of getting a bunch of these and just keeping them in the car. Then when I go shopping, just grab them, put them on the bottom of the cart and pull them out at the checkout.

So here is a question for your eco-friendly people... If you don't use plastic bags for garbage, is there something else you use? Or is there a good eco-friendly producer of plastic bags?

 

[janetupnorth]

Many of the grocery stores in our area now sell reusable shopping bags. They are about $1 each and are almost as bit as the paper bags. Even though we reuse the plastic bags at home (garbage can liners mostly), I'm thinking of getting a bunch of these and just keeping them in the car. Then when I go shopping, just grab them, put them on the bottom of the cart and pull them out at the checkout.

So here is a question for your eco-friendly people... If you don't use plastic bags for garbage, is there something else you use? Or is there a good eco-friendly producer of plastic bags?

Not eco-friendly but I use those reusable bags. They are very sturdy and we use them for everything - DD used one as a swim bag today. They can hold the weight of 2 gallons of milk without an issue.

Also at our local grocery store you get 5 cents off your bill each time you use on. Use it 20 times and it's paid for...

 

[katie0128]

Ooo... saving money with them!!! I'll have to look and see if we get that same deal as well. After all, a nickel is a nickel and I'd rather have it in my wallet than in the store's cash register!

 

[Sheila Gildersleeve]

Yes, I do believe there are bio-degradable trash bags. However, I have yet to find any, let alone know the names of them. Katie0128, you have a valid point. Guess, you could say thats food for thought, but I think the appropriate phrase here is: " That PLASTIC for thought! " lol Sorry, had to make a funny...I do realize this is a serious matter, and I am truly sorry if I affended anyone.