EarthDay Soon BYOB Yup you got it!  

I do not bring my own bag when shopping though I have bought a few shopping bags hoping to support the earth. Most of the time, when I go shopping, it wasn't planned. It does not make sense to bring my shopping bag around with me.

I do sometimes take my own bags, but not always. It's usually when I go grocery shopping, because it's planned, but sometimes I'm just out and decide to buy something I hadn't planned on.

I have been working on that. how ever, I find that the baggers act like it is a HUGE deal at some stores to use my bags as opposed to the one provided.

Thanks for the info! I'm always happy to hear from a fellow "greenie". I'll definitely check that link out and possibly order some of those bags for myself. They will really come in handy for all the various activities my grandkids are in, etc. Earth Day is a very special day for me because the original Earth Day was the day my daughter was born. I still have the newspaper clippings about it from that day, April 22, 1970. That was always a good "excuse" for me to teach her about the environment and saving our planet from the time she was tiny and she's now (with my help, of course) doing the same with her kids! Happy Birthday, Kristie, and Happy Earth Day to all!
Annie

I never did before but now that I know that it can take a thousand years for plastics do disintegrate, I will be taking more bags to the stores when I go. If we don't protect this earth for our children and grandchildren then who else will.

I have never taken my own bag to the store with me, but they have boxes there that we can use instead of bags. It is boxes that the food had come in and other items. We can use those for our items instead of wasting more paper or plastic bags.