Remembering Your Cloth Bags

One simple way to eliminate plastic from our landfills is to carry your own cloth bag.  Because I've been seriously contemplating my impact on Global Warming, I felt the need to share my tips on remembering the bags when you go to the store (the hardest part, right?).

HOW TO REMEMBER YOUR BAGS?

• hang them on your door
• immediately bring your bags to the car after you unload your groceries
• stockpile bags so you have plenty in the trunk of each vehicle
• put your cloth bags by your purse
• fold up your bags and put them in your purse
• if you forget them as you are checking out, force yourself to stop what you are doing and run out to the car.  I forced myself to do this about 5 times before I finally remembered to bring them in the store
• write "CLOTH BAGS" on the top of your grocery list
• If you forget as you are checking out, buy another bag.  Bags are usually .50 to $1.00 and I force myself to buy one even if I have 50 at home because I know I can pass them on.

My bags hanging on the front door - ready for the car

WHERE TO GET CLOTH BAGS

Of course cloth bags everywhere, but if you need a few more, Thrift Shoppes now have them in abundance for pretty dang cheap.

How do you remember your cloth bags? 

Thanks for reading,

Kristin