Eco-Friendly Shopping Tips

Make every day Earth Day with these eco-friendly shopping tips. Take your part in maintaining and celebrating our beautiful planet.

Minimal and individual efforts play a large roll into maintaining our planet. By taking a few small and simple steps in your day-to-day shopping habits, you can make a significant difference. Get a head start on making a change with these few beginner steps.

Bulk Food Section

Visit the bulk food section to stock up on items you regularly use to avoid picking up excess packaging. Pick from a variety of healthy and sweet snacks for you and the family.

Reusable Grocery Bags

According to Reuse This Bag The average lifespan of a reusable bag is equal to more than 700 disposable plastic bags. Meaning that if just one person used reusable bags over their lifetime, it would remove more than 22,000 plastic bags from the environment.

It's an easy and impactful step to simply bring your own grocery bags. We've all found ourselves in the position of realizing our reusable bags are sitting in the trunk of our car. Take the extra two minutes to run back out to the car or turn around once you've realized. It helps to put them in a visible place so you won't forget them in the first place.

We offer reusable bags by checkout for you to pick up on your way out as well. An affordable and adorable way to make a difference.

Reduce. Reuse. Recycle.

The best way to be an eco-friendly shopper is to follow these three principles:

Reduce: by simply choosing thinking through your shopping list and avoiding unnecessary purchases, shopping and choosing items that use fewer natural resources, and creating the least amount of waste possible your actions can have an impact.

Reuse: in the case that you have to opt for a plastic container, find an additional use for it. Seek out products and packaging that have another purpose. Such as the mason jars, reusable baggies, etc.

Recycle: when it's possible, purchase items that can be recycled. Be sure to read the packaging and be aware of your city's recycling programs. Buy items that are made out of recycled content as well. Recycling. When available, you should purchase items that can be recycled, or that are made from recycled content.

Any of these tips are helpful in all your shopping habits. Again, make every day Earth Day and help sustain our beautiful planet!