| Today more and more people are beginning to | | | | are beginning to have a hard time finding a place |
| become more concerned about the earth and | | | | to put all their garbage. When you go with |
| environment. One problem that is really affecting | | | | reusable and recyclable shopping bags, you'll avoid |
| the environment today is plastic shopping bags, | | | | sending all those bags to the landfill. |
| which is why more and more people are beginning | | | | Help Control Global Warming |
| to go with reusable shopping bags that are much | | | | Believe it or not, plastic shopping bags, as well as |
| better for the environment. There are millions of | | | | paper ones, can actually be a contributor to global |
| plastic shopping bags out there today, and just by | | | | warming. Paper bags especially can cause |
| purchasing these reusable shopping bags, you can | | | | problems, since the forests have to be cut down |
| do a whole lot to save the environment around | | | | to make more of them. If you want to cut down |
| you. Here are just a few of the benefits of going | | | | on the global warming problem today, then you |
| with shopping bags that you can use over and | | | | need to start using shopping bags that are |
| over again. | | | | reusable. |
| Save Money | | | | Plastic Bags Can Hurt Wildlife and Marine Life |
| First of all, you'll find that you can save money | | | | Not only will you find that plastic shopping bags |
| when you decide to use reusable shopping bags. | | | | can have a negative affect on the environment |
| There are more and more stores today that are | | | | and contribute to global warming, and they can |
| beginning to charge customers a fee for using the | | | | hurt both wildlife and marine life as well. There are |
| plastic shopping bags. Over time these small fees | | | | actually many marine animals and other wildlife |
| can really add up, especially if you shop for a | | | | that are killed by these plastic bags each year |
| whole lot of groceries. While you'll spend a bit | | | | because they get away and end up acting as |
| more at first for the shopping bags that are | | | | wildlife killers. |
| reusable, in the long run you will really end up | | | | Recycling Plastic Bags is Not Worth It |
| saving money while helping out the environment | | | | While you may think that you'll simply just recycle |
| at the same time. Some stores are now giving | | | | your plastic grocery bags, you'll find that this is |
| money back when you bring your own shopping | | | | really not worth it in the long run, since the price |
| bags while others give this credit to charity. | | | | of recycling them is huge. It is definitely not |
| Avoid clogging Landfills | | | | financially wise to recycle them, and a better |
| You would probably be amazed at home many | | | | choice is to just stop using them altogether and |
| plastic shopping bags are out there filing up the | | | | to use re-usable and recyclable shopping bags |
| landfills. You'll find that there are actually millions of | | | | instead. |
| these bags ending up in landfills and many cities | | | | |