Many of today’s top celebrities are hopping on the “green” bandwagon and are using accessories to show it. Several hot young celebrities have been spotted shopping with reusable shopping bags and purchasing organic goods.

Once again it is becoming fashionable to be environmentally friendly. Those of you that are like me and can remember the sixties and seventies should be able to recall similar times. Today, “thinking green” is a way of life.

“Green” is a new term currently being used to loosely encompass all things having to do with environmental consciousness and sustainability; what we are doing today and tomorrow that will have an impact on the world we live in tomorrow. These days, buildings, companies and even cities “go green,” meaning they are being built or are utilizing systems or technologies that embrace environmentally friendly and sustainable practices and principles. Decreasing the emission of greenhouse gases (atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect), decreasing the amount of water pollution, decreasing the amount of refuse in landfills, preserving natural areas and forest land, reusing and recycling are all topics and issues now encompassed in the term “green.”

However, it’s hard for all of us to see how we can make an impact in our daily lives. One way that is catching on in Hollywood is using reusable shopping bags. It’s simple and effective and is something that we can all do easily.

In the 1970s, plastic bags became the way to transport purchases from stores to households, replacing the paper bag. Statistics that are completely reliable are impossible to attain, but the US EPA estimates that over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks, and wraps are used each year in the United States. Estimates in China state that the county uses around 3 billion plastic bags each day! The issue with plastic bags is that they are not environmentally friendly. They are not biodegradable, which means that they cannot be naturally broken down to an eco-friendly state. Instead, plastic bags photodegrade, which means that they are broken down by light into little toxic bits that work their way in to waterways and soil where they are ingested by animals. When you consider how many plastic bags we use, you quickly realize how much toxic material is being put in to our environment.

Using green bags avoids these issues and reduces the number of bags disposed of and produced. So the next time you go shopping, think about your favorite Hollywood star or starlet and do what they do – bring some reusable grocery bags!

Many of today’s top celebrities are hopping on the “green” bandwagon and are using accessories to show it. Several hot young celebrities have been spotted shopping with reusable grocery bags and purchasing organic goods.

Once again it is becoming fashionable to be environmentally friendly. Those of you that are like me and can remember the sixties and seventies should be able to recall similar times. Today, “thinking green” is a way of life.

“Green” is a new term currently being used to loosely encompass all things having to do with environmental consciousness and sustainability; what we are doing today and tomorrow that will have an impact on the world we live in tomorrow. These days, buildings, companies and even cities “go green,” meaning they are being built or are utilizing systems or technologies that embrace environmentally friendly and sustainable practices and principles. Decreasing the emission of greenhouse gases (atmospheric gases that contribute to the greenhouse effect), decreasing the amount of water pollution, decreasing the amount of refuse in landfills, preserving natural areas and forest land, reusing and recycling are all topics and issues now encompassed in the term “green.”

However, it’s hard for all of us to see how we can make an impact in our daily lives. One way that is catching on with the movie stars in Hollywood is using reusable grocery bags. It’s simple and effective and is something that we can all do easily.

In the 1970s, plastic bags became the way to transport purchases from stores to households, and replaced the paper bag. Statistics that are completely reliable are impossible to attain, but the US EPA estimates that over 380 billion plastic bags, sacks, and wraps are used every year by US citizens. Estimates in China state that the county uses around 3 billion plastic bags each day! The issue with plastic bags is that they are not environmentally friendly. They are not biodegradable, meaning they cannot be naturally broken down to an eco-friendly state. Instead, plastic bags photodegrade, meaning they are broken down by light into little toxic bits that work their way in to waterways and soil where they are ingested by animals. When you consider how many plastic bags we use, you should be able to see real fast how much toxic material is being put in to our environment.

Using green bags avoids these issues and reduces the number of bags disposed of and produced. So the next time you go shopping, think about your favorite movie star and do what they do – bring some reusable bags!