Double Up: Recycling Brown Paper Sacks

When I forget to bring my reusable shopping bags to the store, I ask for a brown paper sack at checkout instead of a plastic one.

At home, I put any recyclable items into the paper sack and then take them to the city recycling center. I drop off the cans, plastic and other items, and after the bag is empty, I simply toss it in with the cardboard recycling.

Clare Haffernean
Kalispell, Montana