Plastic Grocery Bags

Reduce | Reuse | Recycle | Facilities

How do I go green?

Reduce

Recently, the resurgence of reusable cloth and woven bags has allowed us to cut plastic bag use at the point of sale. Reusable bags can be stored in your car, backpack, purse or bicycle bag for easy access. Use reusable bags not just for groceries, but when shopping at the hardware store, for clothing, the pharmacy or takeout food. When at the grocery store, put your fruits and vegetables directly into your shopping cart, rather than first into a produce bag. Hang reusable bags on your front door handle as a reminder to bring them each morning. Shop with a woven basket , pretend you’re in Europe and enjoy the knowledge that you’re helping keep plastic out of our ecosystems! Take the pledge to go plastic bag free!

Reuse

Wash and reuse any plastic bags you do acquire. Use them for lunches, to line your garbage can, to pick up pet litter or as a receptacle for cooled fats, oils and grease from cooking.

Recycle

Many grocery stores have take back programs for clean, dry, used plastic bags. Bags and film plastic can also be taken to a recycling depot, listed below.

Though recycling is a good option for bags you have already accumulated, the logistics of recycling plastic bags and the limited products bags can be feasibly remade into make refusing the best option of all.