Everyone needs to go green!!

Next time you go grocery shopping in San Francisco, you won’t be hearing “paper or plastic” at the check out. As of this past March, San Francisco is officially the first city in the United States to ban plastic shopping bags in certain establishments. The city by the Bay’s Board of Supervisors approved the groundbreaking legislation that would officially ban plastic checkout bags supermarkets by September and pharmacies by early 2008. City officials are optimistic that other U.S. cities including Los Angeles and New York will follow suit.

Massachusetts is considering taxing them. Reno is talking about banning them. Plastic shopping bags are increasingly popular targets of governments looking for ways to help the environment.
"It's a small, simple, modest act that makes people feel that they're actually contributing" to reducing litter, waste and dependence on foreign oil, says Supervisor Ross Mirkarimi, sponsor of San Francisco's ban on petroleum-based plastic bags in big grocery stores.
Since that ban -- the USA's first -- took effect in November, he says, there's been a noticeable decline in plastic-bag litter and "a sea change in the habits of consumers," many of whom now tote reusable bags. http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_kmusa/is_200803/ai_n24929669

We have made a huge effort to do our part. We found some nice, reusable bags on ebay and bought four of them. Plus we all have our own shopping tote. It is really not that difficult to get in the habit. If you put one in your car you will always have it with you. Now you are probably thinking what do I do when I need one of those plastic bags for scooping poop (which, admit it is the only thing they are good for after you bring them home). The answer to that is 100% biodegradable poop bags. You can find them at http://www.poopbags.com/. They are a reasonable price and you can order allot of them all at once. The website also has trash bags too. 100% BIODEGRADABLE!!! It is the way to go!