- Consider a Personal Ban on Plastic Bags.Use ALTERNATIVES like Canvas, jute, hemp,Brown paper bags,Boxes,Waxed paper, parchment paper, paper bags, cloth napkins etc.
- Plastic bags are not biodegradable. They clog waterways, spoil the landscape, and end up in landfills where they may take 1,000 years or more to break down into ever smaller particles that continue to pollute the soil and water.
- Buy fruit and vegetables that are in season to help reduce enormous transport costs resulting from importing produce.
- Where possible, choose locally produced food.
