I'm not really big into the whole global-warming-keep-off-plastics thing but there are really practical reasons why I bought a similar bag to the left to use whenever I do the groceries, or sometimes when I visit my favorite ukay-ukay place in Cubao.
1. Plastics will accumulate in your house, take over your cupboards, boxes, and every inch of available space. We use big, black garbage bags for the trash, and we used to keep the plastic bags "just in case" we need them. Guess what, we rarely do. So unless you're planning to make a plastic bag house, throw them out and get a cloth/hemp bag.
2. Plastics tend to get this plasticky smell when they're stored too long. The smell infects everything in that space (like cereal, flour, sugar...).
3. They actually give you small discounts for not using plastic bags.
My bag is pretty worn out. I love it best when I go to the ukay places and not have those little plastic bags to tow home after. With the cloth bag, I get to still look a bit not so uncivilized and fresh from the ukay.
Most of theses kinds of bags range from P100-150 pesos. Mine is like P120 in SM. But it is a bargain. Mother Nature must love me now.
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