Good article! We have been reducing plastic more and more through the years. I do still get plastic grocery bags at the store on occasion because of their other uses. I do not buy garbage bags, I just have smaller trash cans and use the grocery bags for my trash bags. That means taking the trash out a bit more often, but hey, that just means more exercise! I used to crochet a bunch of the plastic grocery bags into heavy duty reusable totes and have donated them to auctions as well as have a couple for my own personal use. Most of the time though, I get paper bags at the store because I have many uses for those too in the garden and around the home.

I used cloth diapers with my kids and make my own cloth feminine products - another good thing to add to the list.

A couple other things on that list are new to me and a bit shocking. Good thing I do not buy commercial gum (I actually chew frankincense and myrrh resins instead) and make my own all natural skin products. Now I have even more reason to continue doing so!