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DAIRY: Nobody disputes that the milk needs some kind of packaging. But the diary aisle is still a hotbed of unnecessary waste. For example, the cheeses with the individually wrapped slices. Most of the same cheeses come pre-sliced without the extra plastic, so make it a point to purchase those when you need pre-sliced cheese. Other individual serving size offenders are yogurt and cottage cheese. It is not only less wasteful, but more economic to buy the big tub and dole out into smaller reusable containers at home when needed. Instead of buying pounds of butter in individually wrapped quarters, you can get it in one pound blocks. And margarine can be bought in single large tubs instead of the small-container, cardboard-wrapped two-packs. CHECKOUT: How many times do you come home from the store with a bunch of grocery bags with no where to put them except for in the garbage? There are a few different options you have at the checkout to alleviate this problem. The easiest is simply to re-use the bags around the house. If you cannot re-use them, you can save them for donation to "http:www.envirobag.com". They set up a container at the local school and parents [wallet.gif] or students can turn in plastic bags from participating retailers. The retailers will collect the bags and pay the school money. Enviro bag then recycles the bags into new garbage bags. These are two useful options, but they still do not reduce the amount of bags used in the first place. The third and least wasteful option is to take cloth or net bags to the store with you. The trick here is to remember the bags! I remember them by writing them down on my shopping list. Cloth bags also come in handy for trips to the library and department stores. There are still many things that can be done to save the environment when shopping, but since they involve more work and a community effort I am saving them for other articles. So, check back next week for more tips on how you can make changes in your everyday life to help the environment! Go To Page: 1 2
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