Plastic, Plastic Everywhere!

I've been trying to recycle more, which feels time consuming to me lately! I'm trying to create less waste and to recycle more than I throw out, but that means storing items that aren't accepted in the city's bin that is picked up from our house. I have to save these items and then take them to a place that will accept them. I have come into a rhythm of this habit, but it can be a bit tiring with two kiddos. To save on the time and space, I have decided to become more proactive instead of reactive with that way I shop.

I recently purchased reusable produce bags from etsy and I am in love! 💚

This has helped me to store less plastic that I save to recycle (since we cannot recycle plastic shopping bags in our city bin).

It's something that seems small, but the bags were becoming quite an eyesore to look at in my pantry. And more times than not, I'd go grocery shopping and would forget to bring the bags to recycle, and the pile would become more large!

The package arrived in a cute, additional reusable bag. I received eight bags: four medium size ones and four extra large.

I am very happy with this purchase, but even more happy that I won't have to store the plastic and try to remember to recycle it.
Here's the link of the shop I got them from (:
https://www.etsy.com/shop/LoveForEarth

Avocados 💚🥑

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