Bring your own recyclable bag to the grocery store. Or if you use plastic bags, find ways to recycle or re-use them. Plastic bags can be recycled at many grocery stores, and paper bags can be recycled with other paper, but the recycling process and manufacture of new bags require much more energy—resulting in more greenhouse gas—than the production of reusable cloth bags. Bring cloth bags with you every time you shop (for groceries, clothes, and everything else).
My favorite: Re-using plastic bags to clean out the litter box from kitty waste, or if you have a dog, take them to the yard and clean up doggie droppings!
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