How To Incorporate Green Bags Into Your Life

Making a difference in the impact of humans Kaffee Verpackungen on our planet means making changes in our daily habits. One easy way to make a difference is to be mindful of the choices we make each day. Incorporating green bags into the myriad of choices we have when we shop is a great way to eliminate throwaway bags, bags that would otherwise go into a landfill.

Coffee bags are a good start. Coffee bags that are made of paper with no lining (i.e. no plastic lining) are a good choice. Coffee bags can be lined with glassine paper, which resists air, water and grease, and that will fine. Coffee bags that are completely and 100% paper can be recycled and composted, composting being the best choice.

Shopping bags for groceries should always be brought from home to avoid using the plastic and paper bags used at the grocery store. You can gather up and bring canvas totes lying around your house, or purchase for $1 a piece the green foldable bags at the grocery store. Some markets carry mesh bags that you can purchase for your produce. That way you can avoid using the plastic produce bags. One thing I hear from many shoppers is that they have green bags for their groceries, but they keep forgetting to bring them when they go shopping. I keep mine in the trunk of my car so they are always with me when I go to the grocery store. Once you start bringing them, you will almost always remember. It just becomes habit.

Choosing products that have reusable, recyclable or compostable packaging is also an excellent way to cut back on landfill waste. Soaps in glassine bags as opposed to plastic wrap are best. Pasta in paper bags or cardboard boxes rather than plastic bags even better.