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By: another look at recycling « compact by design

another look at recycling « compact by design — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 08:10:02 +0000

[...] the bags and dig through our dirty tissues and food scraps for the empty cans. After my year of trying to be good about reusable bags I decided enough’s enough. I wasn’t buying the line anymore and something had to be [...]

By: calimama33

calimama33 — Sat, 17 Jan 2009 00:32:47 +0000

Thanks LA B Gal, I will do my best to find some more bags (3 wasn’t really enough anyway!) and place them conspicuously throughout the car! Good thing they’re not theft magnets!

By: LA Blogger Gal

LA Blogger Gal — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 02:38:16 +0000

You need to have multiple bags and they need to be in the car in plain site (not in the trunk). Once you get used to them you can hide them a bit more, but honestly, the more you have the easier it is.

You don’t have to go out and buy special bags – use whatever you have laying around. My husband goes to SXSW each year and comes home with a canvas bag (or 3) so that’s what I use. I have about 8 in my car (which allows me to forget 1 or 2 inside the house) and 2 in his car in case I happen to be driving his car the day I shop. I also keep a small, mini RuMe in my purse so I always have a bag with me when I go shopping (not grocery shopping, but fun, regular shopping).

It takes a while, but once you get in the swing of it, you’ll be quite proud of yourself for remembering more often.

By: calimama33

calimama33 — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 16:33:31 +0000

Beth, I’ll give that a try and see how we do! Thanks for the suggestion.

By: Beth

Beth — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 18:47:05 +0000

As soon as I empty the bag at home, I roll it up and stuff it in my purse. This reminds me to throw it in the car the next time I leave the house.