Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 10: Overall Project Reflection

SMART Goal(s):


My SMART goal for the semester was to use reusable bags every time I went to the grocery store or Target. I also added in half way thru to buy an organic product every time I went grocery shopping.

Successes and Challenges:


I had a success of using reusable bags every time and liking a lot of new organic products. :) I also tired to inform others of using reusable bags and how it can benefit the environment. Challenges I had was when I went home for the weekends and would go grocery shopping or to Target and not have my reusable bag on me. That was my area of weakness. 


Benefits, What I learned, and Behavior Change:


Benefits of using reusable bags is not having plastic bags that do get recycled sit in landfills for 1000 years trying to break down and deposit. It will help make less trash, less trash = cleaner environment! I learned that the world consumes 500 billion to 1 trillion plastic bags. That is a ridiculous amount of plastic bags! WOW...I also found that "One set of reusable bags has the potential to "save" over 20,000 plastic bags throughout one's lifetime (squidoo.com)." My behavior change will stay with me after this class is over, every one should use reusable bags, every step counts! 


External Benefits:


I am only one person, but by using a reusable bag every time I went to the grocery store and Target, saved a lot of plastic bags. Every time I go, I used to have at least 4 plastic bags each trip. Now I only use one reusable maybe two, they are big and roomy :)




Continuing On:


This is something that I will continue. It is a simple life change that I made, and I can commit to doing it after this class is over too. I can also set an example for other college students that are still using plastic bags. 


Recommendations:


I think that any life style change can always benefit you and even the environment. I think for people new years resolution, they should considered a lifestyle change. This will be something they can stick too until the following year. So if you are having a hard time thinking of a new years resolution, consider a lifestyle change. It is easy, and is a positive change! 

I used http://www.squidoo.com/reuseable-bags-environment, for my resource for information listed above. 

 "Blogged for the Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 10 hosted by Amy@Eco-Chic with Amy." Eco-Chic Lifestyle Change Week 10"