We’ve been trying something new for about a month. Publix sells "reusable grocery bags" for around $1 per bag. The same or very similar bags are also sold at Target, Wal-Mart, and Whole Foods and appear to differ only in color and logos.
My wife picked up 10 bags at Publix about a month ago, and I have been pleasantly surprised at the results, in spite of the initial cost.
Would you believe that businesses overstate the green-ness of what they sell? And that many of those overstated claims are on products you and I pick up every time we go to the grocery or big box store? What if you found out that 99.9% of products labeled “green” were not?
Almost everyone loves a party. Parties mean music, food, friends, and sometimes lots of friends. And with all of that comes consumption: food, drinks, electricity(!), and even some basic household supplies. The good news is that it is possible to have a lot of fun and be green at the same time.
I spent a few minutes talking to my wife about some ideas for minimizing the impact of a party. She’s planning one now, and did a little digging into options. Together we found some good news and bad news.
I have to give props to Publix. If you don’t know them, Publix is a large chain of grocery stores. We shop there regularly, at home and often while traveling. Every Publix that we have visited has a recycling center at the front of the store.
They make it easy and obvious to recycle their bags, so you don’t have to spend a lot of time being green. They even have a well written corporate policy on the environment.
But what about other stores?
