tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post107411607121771465..comments2023-09-29T18:37:14.377+10:00Comments on Eight Acres: Plastic Free - Food shopping and food storageUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-17015903579470279362014-07-09T21:06:16.460+10:002014-07-09T21:06:16.460+10:00Great comments everyone! Looks like you're al...Great comments everyone! Looks like you're all really committed to plastic free habits.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12874273438983052621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-41959307963205361332014-07-07T18:11:05.166+10:002014-07-07T18:11:05.166+10:00Green bags for the groceries. Fruit and veg go loo...Green bags for the groceries. Fruit and veg go loose into the small part of the trolley. I'll be making my produce bags from an unused laundry bag this week as I need something for loose spinach leaves. <br /><br />I used a wet bag to pick up my indian curry the other night as it always leaks. <br /><br />I always bring a small empty reusable drink bottle in my bag in case I forget my big reusable bottle of water. Learning.to.be.greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07135438196408341918noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-48652642489198989052014-07-07T11:36:05.981+10:002014-07-07T11:36:05.981+10:00I don't remember the last time I took a plasti...I don't remember the last time I took a plastic bag from a supermarket. We either take our own bags or just carry our items separately. The people at the local supermarket now know not to even offer me a bag which is great as they are taking notice. I just wish they would ask other if they 'need' a bag rather than if they 'want' a bag.<br />Shopping at the local farmers market is a great way to not need bags. Our fruit growers sell all of their fruit for the same price per kilo so I just fill one big reusable bag with all of their different seasonal fruit.<br />Good luck with the challenge.Bruise Mousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01594691638279041410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-44831840093943108512014-07-05T14:53:50.700+10:002014-07-05T14:53:50.700+10:00It's definitely a tricky one... but we reduce ...It's definitely a tricky one... but we reduce it by using containers where we can at home instead of plastic bags to store food. <br />We also use fabric shopping bags for grocery shopping. As well as using the Coles/ Woolworths plastic recycling incentive and recycling any plastic bags or packaging with them - which has reduced our waste significantly!JustForDaisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811221502677859152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-41297549131775308132014-07-05T12:21:15.004+10:002014-07-05T12:21:15.004+10:00I take fabric bags that I made when we go shopping...I take fabric bags that I made when we go shopping so when I need a plastic bag for rubbish I have to ask the neighboursJudi Bhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15610550246631429526noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-67967329666869358622014-07-04T21:26:44.460+10:002014-07-04T21:26:44.460+10:00Hi Liz, i'm doing the challenge again too and ...Hi Liz, i'm doing the challenge again too and we're off to a terrible start! I brought plastic home threedays running. A lead rope for the goats was even plastic wrapped! And i had an altercation with the deli lady when i wanted mybbacon in paper. Scuse mistakes. Not my tablet and i can't work it well.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10975556587020883049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-67673698677400715782014-07-04T21:26:11.054+10:002014-07-04T21:26:11.054+10:00I keep the green reusable shopping bags in the boo...I keep the green reusable shopping bags in the boot of the car so I always have them with me, and always have our own drink bottles for water which we re-fill every day. One thing I am bad for is using the cling wrap for lunches. One of those biome lunch boxes would be great for reducing that. I will also stop using the plastic bags for fruit and veg at the shops. I can imagine carrots and apples falling about everywhere, but we'll see how we go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-59767676396313325972014-07-04T18:45:14.839+10:002014-07-04T18:45:14.839+10:00I have a shopping bag in my handbag, and shopping ...I have a shopping bag in my handbag, and shopping bags in the car. I take my own water bottle with me, and also my coffee cup for when I'm out and about. I use containers to store just about everything. I have a roll of clingwrap in the cupboard that I bought over 20 years ago, and I honestly can't remember the last time it was used. Traceyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774797895235140160noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-30360853452240035262014-07-04T09:05:25.800+10:002014-07-04T09:05:25.800+10:00Any left over plastic bags from the supermarket or...Any left over plastic bags from the supermarket or the really thin bags from the fruit and vegetable section can be used wrapped around food in the fridge, if you are not using cling wrap/ have run out of containers. Needless to say, we have very few of these bags anyway, but a few seem to find their way home somehow.<br />Coles will recycle these bags anyway for you, there is a drop off point outside many of their supermarkets.<br />I take my own non plastic water bottle for cold water and a thermal mug for hot drink in winter. We mostly use green/fabric bags for shopping, and leave them by the front door or on the passenger seat of the car. As mentioned earlier, a thin fold up bag is in my handbag all the time too.upcoming treechangerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15193424046790933913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9027191706980748713.post-12750867068663218732014-07-04T08:31:10.455+10:002014-07-04T08:31:10.455+10:00I take my own shopping bags but the best thing I h...I take my own shopping bags but the best thing I have found is I have two light shopping bags which fold very small. I keep these in my handbag so they are always with me. I use them many times a week. I just make sure I fold them and put them back in my handbag after use. It would have saved hundreds of plastic shopping bags over the years.Crunchie's Mumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10561893477545578734noreply@blogger.com