Can I take a big (cloth) shopping bag to the supermarket or It has to be in their plastic bags?

you can.

But what you could also do is buy the mesh bags they sell. Part of the profit goes to save the world type Charity's

or you can just put cardboard boxes in your trunk and have them put your food back in the cart without a bag.

Years ago we all took our own bags to the supermarkets but it was them who got paranoid about shop lifting and started to encourage us to leave our bags at home and they would 'give' us free bags.

Then they invented CCTV and hey presto. They do not need to worry about shop lifting any more. They can watch every move we make.

It does not cost less to provide us with biodegradable bags. It saves them money if we take our own bags. These reusable bags cost as much to the environment as the biodegradable ones they could supply.

Like most of these schemes to improve the environment it is all a matter of how they phrase the publicity.

They show the cost of the throw away bags but not the cost of the reusable ones.

So, we all are led to believe that by re-using thick plastic bags we are saving the planet. Untrue.

Cloth bags, wear out too. Where does the cloth come from, how much does it cost to produce, how does it help?

Why can't you use a cloth bag? I take about 7 or 8 every week to the store and then hand them to the cashier or pack them myself.

I just stuff them all together, put them beside my purse in the shopping cart and then buy my stuff and pack up and go. Then when I unpack I put them all together again, put them in my car so I'm ready for the next trip,

I also have some smaller cloth bags for my produce and bulk stuff. It annoys the cashiers a little that they have to look inside but not many.

Take as many bags as you want, no store in its right mind would force you to use their plastic bags since you'll be saving them from having to order more. If they won't let you use them, leave and refuse to pay, you don't have to put up with their illogical and irresponsible rules.

Just put them in the bottom of your basket and put the groceries on top of them, that way there is no evidence of shoplifting. Anything that uses less single-use or landfill-bound products will be good for the environment.

Of course! Many stores have their own cloth bags up for sale as well, but it doesn't have to be one of theirs. Some stores in my area have started to charge for plastic bags. I think that's pretty cool and I've even notices a bt less waste floating around my neighborhood. And most stores will probably prefer you using your own bag.

Thanks for being eco-friendly and trying to conserve!

of course-i've been doing it for ages.

it saves the grocery 2 cents on each bag they don't give you.

whole foods will reimburse you a dime for each bag that you bring in.

if nothing else,reuse the plastic that you do get as many times as posssible.peace

you can and it is also better for the environment just use the shopping cart to get your stuff and then when you are at the checkout tell them you nhave a cloth bag you want to use

I always take my own bags. Whole Foods even refunds a little for each of your own bags you use.

With more than 300,000,000 people in the U.S., everythings adds up.

yes you can take a big cloth shopping bag with you

Why would you give up plastic bags for cloth?

Waste of money and you look like your shoplifting.

Your not saving the environment by doing this...