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Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

June 19th, 2008

Have You Tried a ChicoBag?

I’m hoping to have a ChicoBag review up soon, but what about you?
Have you tried a ChicoBag or two? We’d love to hear what you thought.
Plus, see if you’re addicted to single-use bags. Check out the Plastic Bag Self-Test by ChicoBag.
PS - Please let us know how you’re doing with the bag challenge on our […]

By Peggy -- 17 comments

June 10th, 2008

Overcoming Reusable Bag Shyness

Remembering to take your own bag to the store is one thing, but being too shy to do it is another.
One of the options in this month’s poll on why you don’t take your own bags is “I’m too shy to ask clerks to use them.”
While that option has only received one vote so far, […]

By Peggy -- 5 comments

June 5th, 2008

Where do Unwanted, Unrecycled Plastic Bags Go?

Plastic bags don’t biodegrade. But something must happen to them. They don’t disappear just because you throw them away.
In landfills, plastic bags take up to 1,000 years to break down.
As litter exposed to sunlight, plastic bags photodegrade, breaking down into small, toxic pieces. Those pieces pollute our land, lakes, rivers and oceans. Plastic bits look […]

By Peggy -- 0 comments