[Eco] Take the BYOB Pledge, Score a Bike and a Glacier

[Seth Seeger]

Aldi came from Europe, where it's standard (I believe) to not provide
shopping bags.

Trader Joe's used to sell very good white canvas bags for $3 each!  (Not
sure if they still do.)  You can really pack a lot into them.  A few
years ago, we bought a whole stack of them and gave them away for Christmas.

In regards to rewards, Trader Joe's enters you into a raffle, and Whole
Foods gives you a whopping $0.05 off per bag.  Still, it's a start.

-Seth

Carol Townsend wrote:
> We also have Aldi's, but even better is the Jewel/Osco stores who are
> selling really great reusable bags (nice big square-bottom "cloth" bags
> - I think the cloth is made from recycled plastic bags - with great
> handles on them), and they're set right by the registers.  
> 
> The only thing that would really encourage the use of these bags more is
> if you get a few pennies off your purchase for using them. I think the
> "MOM's" stores in DC do that, don't they?
> 
> Carol
> 
> On 12/18/07, *Maria P* <mudpuppy1 at gmail.com
> <mailto:mudpuppy1 at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     This is a fantastic idea!  I do it already & don't get near as many
>     "you brought your own bags?" comments & looks of disbelief as I used
>     to.  There's a grocery store called Aldi's that doesn't provide bags
>     so you bring your own or buy them there.  I leave a few in my truck
>     so they're always there when I need them.  I think we all have giant
>     stashes of plastic bags, so let's not let them grow any bigger!  
>     Kudos to you for "doing your part"!  :)  --Maria
> 
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