Many businesses have learned that they can earn community respect and help their customers save money when they take steps to keep the planet healthy. All it takes is a little eco ingenuity and shopper participation. For example, CVS/pharmacy company officials recently recognized that fewer than one-third of single-use plastic shopping bags used by customers get
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Whenever you drink water from a plastic bottle, you could be swallowing more than water. Along with thirst-quenching gulps of water (ahh!) you may be consuming harmful chemicals (ugh!) leached from the plastic bottle. Single-use bottled water manufacturers often use #1 polyethylene terephthalate (PET or PETE) to package their water. Although these bottles are considered the safest single-use plastic bottle choice, Care for a little plastic with your leftover pasta? Probably not, but you may be getting it. Foods placed in plastic wrap or plastic containers―and then heated in a microwave oven―can end up containing harmful chemicals leached from plastics. Many of the chemicals in plastic have been classified as toxic and unsafe for consumption. And, plastic containers labeled Whenever you use a shopping bag more than once, you help to keep plastic bags out of the landfill. Here are tips to help you remember to carry a resusable bag along on all your shopping sprees. Good Green Habits for Reusable Bags Store reusable bags in your vehicle’s trunk or on the seat at all times. Keep extra reusable Ten billion plastic cards (ATM cards, credit cards, video-store cards, drivers’ licenses, library cards, plastic gift cards, etc.) are placed in circulation each year. As they expire or are spent, the unwanted plastic cards usually end up in the trash, since they aren’t accepted in most recycling programs |
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