Reusable Grocery Bags

The world uses 5 trillion plastic bags per year. That's 160,000 bags per second. A sturdy reusable grocery bag costs $1-5 and replaces 500+ single-use bags over its lifetime. Many stores now charge $0.10-0.25 per disposable bag, so the savings are immediate and compounding. The key is actually remembering to bring them — which is why keeping them in your car trunk works better than any environmental lecture. Some estimates suggest each reusable bag saves 22,000 gallons of water over its lifecycle compared to the paper bags it replaces.