Originally Posted by Raiyn
If you REALLY want to make an impact you can do what we do in my household.
We do a larger portion of our shopping at Save-A-Lot they actually CHARGE for bags there, but many of the item displays are done in their shipping boxes which makes them available to the consumer for free as well the stockers actually bring the boxes up to the front of the building near the check out lines where the consumer is also allowed to rummage to find an appropriate size box. The boxes that we've used have all been recycled.
In addition, we also bring our own cloth bags to the stores and/ or tell the cashier not to bag our items. The few plastic bags that we DO get are reused as garbage can liners and as receptacles for used cat litter.
Wholeheartedly agree. I tell the cashier to put stuff back in the cart when it's rung up. Then I take the cart out to my bike and load up the panniers and/or duffel bag. We also re-use plastic grocery sacks for similar purposes as you do, when we get them.