1000 Flowers for the Planet - #4 Use a Basket
In many ways, my Nanna was a very environmentally friendly person, and perhaps this came from pure necessity more than thought, but we should probably considers a return to her kind of lifestyle and mindset more these days. My Nanna always used a basket. I only remember her having two (whereas I have a large number of unused ones hanging around the house). One was round and quite tall, the other rectangular and lower at the sides. They were kept at hand where they could be easily grabbed on the way out the door to go shopping.
Cane baskets are very pretty, and being solidly made, they can be used for years and years of service to collect your shopping, preventing the need to bring home plastic bags. Put one in the boot of the car or by the back door where you can grab it as you rush past. Try one. Feel stylish. Enjoy being green.
Here's a site with some interesting info about baskets:
| http://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2012/02/basketry-the-art-of-producing-sustainable-consumer-goods.html |
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