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Reusable Shopping Bags
Reduce Waste
Keep plastics out of landfills and waterways
Save Money
Many stores offer rewards for reusables
Protect Our Planet
Small choices today, big change tomorrow
PSA: When you leave your car to go shopping bring your reusable bags into the store. Every store, not just the grocery store!
Hardware stores, pharmacies, and clothing shops generate plastic bag waste too!
Plastic Bags Add Up
Americans use billions of plastic bags every year, most for just minutes. They don't biodegrade and break down into microplastics that harm our environment and communities.
The solution is easy; use and reuse.
THE FIX IS SIMPLE
Keep a set of reusable bags where you'll see them, like your car of by your front door, so they're with you before you walk into any store.
Keep 3 -4 reusable bags in your trunk or by your front door at all times.
Make it a habit to think of your trunk when you park and grab your bags.
How To Make It Stick
Stashed one folded compact bag in your purse, backpack, or glovebox for unplanned stops.
Forgot your bags?
Look for a carboard box near checkout or buy a new bag and add it to your collection.
Wash cloth bags occasionally, they last for years with basic care.
Big Impact
Hundreds of single-use bags kept out of the waste stream by one household each year.
Less plastic in our soil, waterways, and food supply
Stores save money on plastic bag purchases and disposal.
Small Swaps. Lasting Change.
This is one of the simplest swaps in our 30 Sustainable Swaps Guide, which walks through 30 small changes like this one, each with a clear money or waste impact.
If small, practical sustainability habits like this matter to you, supporting Education2Success helps us keep building free resources like this one and expand our student Innovate-A-Thon programs.
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