Thanks for the reminder. From the time I was 11 until I went to college, from 1970 to 1976, I worked at a grocery story that used its boxes to pack groceries. We also maintained a box for recycling usable paper bags. We reduced the shopping bill by 2 to 5 cents for each returned paper bag, even back then. People with limited income were the most aggressive users of this option. In a message dated 2/2/2008 10:15:53 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
In Ithaca, Greenstar gives 5ยข off if you bring your own bag, but a lot of people still chose paper or plastic. Aldi's only offers reusable plastic bags for purchase (I forget the cost). People who shop there tend to bring their own bag, or use the boxes the groceries came in, which the store puts out for that purpose. It's easy enough to recycle the boxes once we get home. I seem to remember that practice in US grocery stores half a century ago--before we had plastic bags. Eric Clay, M.Div., Ph.D. Community Coach Shared Journeys, Inc. 832 North Aurora Street Ithaca, NY 14850 607-592-6874_ [EMAIL PROTECTED] (mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]) Shared Journeys: Make a World of Difference Our mission is to help individuals, families, organizations and communities care more effectively for themselves and others who are not like them. **************Biggest Grammy Award surprises of all time on AOL Music. (http://music.aol.com/grammys/pictures/never-won-a-grammy?NCID=aolcmp003000000025 48) _______________________________________________ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
