This week my eco-friendly obsession is: REUSABLE SHOPPING BAGS. I am almost always toting one of these around in my car.
Not only do I love that i get 5 cents back on each bag I bring with me to Target, but they're also great when loading stuff from the car into the house. When I started thinking about how many plastic bags I must have saved since starting to use reusable ones just a couple of years ago, my conservative estimate is that it is around 384!! I typically would fill at least 4 plastic bags a week with just groceries, times that by 4 weeks in a month, times 12 months in a year, times 2 years = 384! Holy beezwax that's a lot of plastic!
Now, don't get me wrong, every now and then I will ask for a few of my items to be put in plastic only because we use these types of bags as trash can liners for our bathroom trash cans, but even then, we consolidate trash on trash day. So, if one bathroom only has a few pieces of trash in it, we'll combine it with the trash liner of another one, thus using one less extra liner.
What are your final thoughts on reusable bags? Now that nearly every company makes some version of reusable bag, I think it's very cool that you can switch them out much like you would a handbag or something! That's the shopaholic in my talking! I'll go ahead and take this opp to remind you that I was recently invited to particpate in Scott Naturals 4-week Test Drive. They are doing some fantastic things to celebrate the planet and are also attempting to save 2 million trees! Now, THAT'S inspring?! All it takes is using their eco-friendly paper towels, toilet paper, and flushable wipes for just 4 weeks! Our Earth will thank you! We're in our LAST week of this promotion!
Scott Naturals is also looking out for the cute little critters of the world! For every unique visitor who takes the pledge, Scott Naturals will donate $1 to the National Wildlife Federation (up to $25,000). Again, how's THAT for inspiring?!
But wait, there's more! [insert cheesy television infomercial voice] -- As part of this promotion, Scott will be giving away a Ford Fusion Hybrid Sedan to one lucky winner! Simply take the pledge and enter up to once per day through September 23, 2011.
Scott Naturals is also giving me the opportunity to give one of YOU a Scott Naturals Kit to help celebrate our environment!
The Kit includes paper towels, toilet paper, and moist flushable wipes. One winner will be picked each week! Here's how to enter:
1. Visit Scott online to take the 4-week Test Drive. You'll also have access to valuable Scott coupons!
2. Leave a comment here with your family's favorite earth-friendly activity.
3. "Like" this post by hitting the "Like" button below the post title (optional, not required, but appreciated!).
And, if you want to help spread the word about raising money for the National Wildlife Federation, send your peeps over to pledge to take the 4-week Test Drive Challege! Remember, each unique click will result in money for this great cause!
If you'd like to tweet about this initiative, please use #ScottNaturals or #ScottTestDrive. Happy test-driving!
{Disclosure: I have been compensated and given free product in exchange for sharing this promotion with my readers. That said, all opinions expressed herein are that of my own. Nobody's the boss of me!}
I took the test drive and we like to ride bikes! We even ride them to the grocery store. I like this post at http://www.facebook.com/jacob.charries
Posted by: Jacob | May 11, 2011 at 08:36 PM