It's all the rage to have a "reusable," "earth-friendly", canvas or recycled plastic bag these days to use for groceries, library books, and anything you might need a disposable bag for.
I happen to have a few that I take to the grocery store. But it struck me when I last used them that nearly everything was wrapped in plastic- the bag of apples, carrots, the nuts, the bread, and all the produce, which I seperate into smaller plastic bags to weigh before plopping them into the grocery cart...
I throw away wads of these produce bags- normally, I tear into them instead of untying the knot, meaning they can't be used again... but if I saved a few that I just put back into the reusable bags each time I visit, I would be saving a LOT of excess plastic.
.. I have also found that if you fold the bags up (really, it could be any thin plastic) long-wise, and then cut them into strips and knot them together, you can make a "fiber"- a long thread of plastic that can be wound into a ball... It gives me my own way to recycle the material- and for all those who know any fiber art (think crochet/knitting), you've got free source of yarn that's not getting tossed into the dumpster.
here's a blog that shows the process I'm talking about.
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