环保购物,从包包开始!

2008年6月1日起，我国将全面禁止免费提供塑料袋，提倡民众自备购物袋。因此，继去年“我不是塑料袋”（I’m Not a Plastic Bag）的抢购热潮后，可以预见今年夏天的购物袋还会大吹环保风哦！你准备好私家包包了吗？

Paper or plastic?

Neither, thank you.

That’s what eco-savvy[有见识的]

consumers are saying these days when they go

shopping. They’re

also in favor of BYOB bring your own bag.

Some of the bags are plain and simple.

Others are as

arty[艺术家气派的] as a

museum piece. But they all have one thing in common: they’re meant to save trees, oil and the Earth.

At least that’s the noblest motivation[动机]. But people add other reasons for casting aside paper and plastic. Plastic bags won’t

stay upright[竖立着] if you leave them alone. The paper ones may tear, sending your groceries[杂货] onto the floor. They all tend to end up as household clutter[混乱].

Kerri Olivier is a new fan of the reusable[可重复利用的] bag. She’s happy with her most recent purchase. The bag is made of recycled materials, holds a lot of groceries, cleans easily and has handles that are long enough to tote[背负] on her shoulder.

She also likes the color blue, with a green apple design. It’s just one of the many stylish bags that have come on the market, trying to appeal not only to shoppers’ environmental sensibilities[意识],

but their fashion sensibilities as well.

Yes, you can still get a boring, beige[米色的]

canvas[帆布] one. But you can also get it in just about any color imaginable, whether solid[纯粹的],

patterned or adorned[装饰] with clever sayings. You may get them in material made from potato and corn starches[淀粉], or from recycled plastic. If you want to be artistic, you can get a decorate-your-own version at crafts[手工艺] stores.

Bagging Tips

Here are some tips on how to become a more eco-friendly shopper:

Use your own reusable bags and persuade your friends to do the same.

Put a note on top of your grocery list, reminding

yourself to take the bag to the market.

Realize that paper is not necessarily a better alternative[可供选择项]. Trees must be cut down, and paper mills[工厂] can pollute.

If you belong to an environmental or community

organization, lobby[游说] to have the plastic bag issue added to the agenda[议程].

纸袋还是塑料袋？

都不要，谢谢。

这就是具有环保意识的购物者如今购物时的回答。他们还很支持BYOB（自备

购物袋）。

这些袋子有的平白简洁，有的则像博物馆展品那样富有艺术家气派。但是它们都有一个共同点：它们（的出现）是为了拯救树木、石油和地球。

至少那是最高尚的动机。但人们又找到了别的理由摈弃纸袋和塑料袋。如果你不拿着它，塑料袋无法保持竖立。纸袋则可能开裂，将你买的东西撒一地。它们都可能把你的家搞得一团糟。

凯瑞・奥利维尔是可重复使用购物袋的新粉丝。她很喜欢最近买的包包。袋子用再生材料制成，可以装很多东西，便于清洁，而且手挽带足够长，她可以挎在肩上。

她也很喜欢包包的颜色――它是蓝色的，上面还有一个青苹果图案。这仅仅是市面上出现的众多时尚购物袋之一，它们不仅对消费者的环保意识投其所好，还能满足他们的潮流触觉。

不错，你仍然可以使用乏味的米色帆布袋。但你也可以选择任何想象得出的颜色――无论是纯色，绘上图案，还是点缀着几句妙语。你可以找到用土豆和玉米粉做成的包包，或选择再生塑料制成的袋子。如果想更有艺术感，你还可以到手工艺店自制一个包包。

包包秘笈

以下是几个小窍门，教你如何当一名更环保的购物者：

自备可重复利用购物袋，并说服你的朋友也这么做。

在购物单顶上加一个小提示，提醒自己去市场时自备袋子。

认识到纸袋并非更好的选择。因为（制作纸袋）需要砍伐树木，而纸厂会造成污染。

如果你是环保或社区机构的成员，游说该机构将塑料袋问题添加到议事日

程上。