Macmillan Holdings, LLC. Make It Green Girl, QDnow, and Quick and Dirty Tips are trademarks of Macmillan Holdings, LLC. So many grocery bags, so little time. Jimmydash sampleCategory Here, we are now charged for the convenience of getting new plastic bags from just about every major retailer. Usually 5 cents per bag. One major retailer in my area rewards you with store program points if you re-use bags, be they cloth or the like or even if they are plastic from another store. Now that is movingin the right direction. Rewarding good behaviour. Sit UBU, sit. Good dog. http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=20814#Comments http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=20814#Comments Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:55:37 GMT donna sampleCategory Thanks for the advice and validation. I also want ideas for bagging produce (five carrots, 4 apples, wet swiss chard, etce),which I buy lots of. I don't want to reuse plastic bags since they may start to deteriorate. thanks http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=17765#Comments http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=17765#Comments Mon, 13 Jul 2009 01:38:51 GMT paul sampleCategory Anna - the grocery store clerks *ARE* mindless automatons! Thank goodness a computer reads in the prices nowadays. But thanks very much for your podcasts - We are thinking about reusable grocery bags. http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=13407#Comments http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=13407#Comments Mon, 11 Aug 2008 18:54:28 GMT Kathi sampleCategory In answer to Beth's question... I bring previously used plastic produce bags with me in a small plastic deli container. Many kinds of produce don't actually need a bag (large fruit, sweet peppers, cucumbers, etc) so those go into my cart as-is. For produce that does need a bag, such as heads of lettuce or handfuls of green beans, I use the bags I brought with me, and only take more produce bags if I absolutely need them. At home, the produce bags are turned inside out & hung up to dry before being stored in the bag-saver bin. Produce bags get re-used as many times as possible in our house before being thrown away. I also make a point of asking the clerk or bagging assistant not to put the meat or cleaning supplies in plastic bags before putting them in my cloth totes. http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=12994#Comments http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=12994#Comments Sun, 22 Jun 2008 21:10:04 GMT Beth sampleCategory Thanks for this column! Quick question. I already use cloth totes to bag my groceries at the end of the shopping trip. Any suggestions for cutting back on the little plastic bags used for my produce? What veggies and fruit can survive without their plastic sheath? Thanks. http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=12963#Comments http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx ?commentid=12963#Comments Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:36:50 GMT Thu, 05 Nov 2009 19:55:37 GMT http://greengirl.quickanddirtytips.com/grocery-bagging.aspx feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Managing Editor) feedback@quickanddirtytips.com (Webmaster) en-us