Paul Ogle at Voip-News contacted us about an interesting article at their site. It’s entitled “50 Ways to Leave Your Cell Phone” and it’s quite interesting. Take the time to find out how these things are related. You’ll be surprised. I know we were.
http://www.voip-news.com/feature/50-ways-leave-cellphone-011608/
Here are a few ideas…
Some local foods coop asks customers to bring in their excess plastic grocery bags to reuse for the store. It is still using plastic but definitely a low environmental impact option. Some even offer a five cent per bag discount for people who bring their own shopping bags.
From: Jane Reifer
Clutter Control Organizing Services
1-800-CLUTTER
“Of course there are thin cloth bags available (they look sort of like an old-fashioned flour sack), but a solution that’s worked great for us for years, even though I feel funny about it, because they’re actually plastic, too. I agonize about using plastic, and use almost none whatsoever in my life, except for these. We’ve been using the small, brightly colored nylon net bags that you sometimes see for grapes or other fruits. If these are thought of as for re-use only, and not one-time use, I think they may be an acceptable solution. They are really easy to use, really sturdy, won’t rip, squish down to nothing for transport, wash easily between use, and are great for washing the produce while the produce is still in them. If I’m using them for “wet” produce like lettuce, etc., I put them all in an additional cloth bag to prevent serious dripping. I’m not sure how if they could be produced in a sustainable way, as we were always able to get rolls of them from surplus facilities.”
Also check out www.earth-saver.com
They offer very reasonably priced bags/totes under $1.00, and we are running a special now of $0.85 per bag (size 14″x16″) in 10 Oz cotton.
