Earth Friendly

Eco-friendly reusable bags, Channel 8, 10pm, 29 May 2010

Many people are unaware that many recycled bags are not biodegradable and if they are disposed of in large quantities, they may cause more environmental problems than plastic bags. When the ‘Bring your own bag’ campaign first started three years ago, only 3% of shoppers brought their own bags to supermarkets. Subsequently, the number rose to 10% in the second year. Although recycled bags are considered environmentally friendly, they are difficult to dispose of if they have imprints on them or are stained with oil. Moreover, it is more expensive to produce these recycled bags, as compared to plastic bags, leading to greater wastage. However, these recycled bags are deemed environmentally friendly as they can be reused and that prevents wastage. They can help to cut down resources and protect the environment if they are better utilised.

I need to rant about this.

People, stop hoarding those reusable bags when you have no intention to reuse them or to stop taking plastic bags while shopping!

Company, stop giving out these bags as goodie bags! It’s nothing but wastage when people are not using them!

There are many ways to save money and reduce waste! Making use of a pretty shopping bag, I cut it open and use it as a gift wrapper. Adding a simple ribbon, tadah! You have a beautiful gift waiting for its rightful owner!

Poor handles! I wanted to incorporate it in the gift wrapping but decided not to in the end.

I was at Daiso yesterday and I came across the perfect reusable bag! Compact in size, water proof and decent looking! I always wanted one of these but they are either overpriced or comes with ugly prints! So I was really excited when I found this compact reusable bag! I picked brown because he refused to hold anything that is pink or girly! HAH. It’s always good to plan for the future, in case my shopping gets too heavy!

Now you have no more excuses not to carry a reusable bag around! Save the Earth!

Source: Google.com on Earth Day!

It’s Earth Day today! Here are three things you can start doing to make our Earth a better place!

(1) Bring your own reusable bag during shopping trips! Here’s why you should do just that!

(2) Create your own recycle bin in your house for paper, plastic, cans and glass! Remember to empty them once in a while or when they are full! You don’t want Mr Cockroach lurking around!

(3) Print only what you need not what you want! (I’m trying really hard in this area! My work is killing a lot of trees!)