By Sommer Saadi
Green Right Now
As I unloaded my groceries onto the conveyor belt, I realized I was buying more than could fit in my reusable bags.
“Can you try to fit everything in these?” I asked, handing over my assortment of canvas totes.
“I can try,” the cashier answered. “But it’s no big deal, I can just use plastic bags for whatever we can’t fit into the ones you brought.”
“Oh no,” I said. “No plastic bags. Please.”
She stared back at me. She had already stretched out a plastic bag and was ready to load.
“I have this thing,” I told her. “I just really hate plastic bags.”
