Reusable bags make SUV eco-savvy!

May 23, 2008 By 4 Comments



E-MEALZ EASY AND DELICIOUS DINNER RECIPESMy very “ungreen” vehicle seems to fill up with kids junk. Toys, books, sunglasses, etc. You know how children have to lug everything with them? In my case, I have every prehistoric dinosaur toy stored in my car. Seriously. I needed a solution for storing this “stuff”. I have tons of reusable bags and decided, what a good way to utilize two of these bags, hang them on the back of the seats! Each child has their own reusable bag filled with their, “stuff”! My son can easily bend over and reach for his bag and not have to unsafely ask me to reach over and hand him a toy. I’m using the reusable bags, staying organized, the kids are happy and my hands are on the wheel and eyes on the road! I think the reusable bags make my car more earth friendly!




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  • Momma On The Go

    Great idea. I have to admit that I’m kind of glad to hear that you have an ungreen SUV too. Everytime I walk to my car with my reusable shopping bags I feel like such a hypocrit for driving such a gas guzzler! Just waiting for an eco-friendly (affordable) vehicle that can fit my family and their gear!

  • Green & Clean Mom

    Silly…don’t feel like a hypocrit! You’re doing something and that counts. Maybe someday you’ll drive a hybrid but for now you have what you have. Just keep doing your best because every little bit counts. Just because you’re going green doesn’t mean you have to do EVERYTHING. That’s why people don’t, they feel overwhelmed.

  • The Annans

    I think it also needs to be said that the average person that has one child or more cannot afford a hybrid at this point. They are still newer cars and expensive! I’m a “green” mom and a drive a 10 plus year old SUV, not an exceptionally huge one or anything, but we do have very valid reasons for it (military family 2 adults, 2 kids, 5 pets that moves a lot) and it was what we could afford that fit our 7 babies and lifestyle.

    BUT, my husband does drive a scooter back and forth to work and I do plan on selling the SUV in the next couple years and getting an SUV once we can settle more in my husbands military career. So we do have future plans of greening up our transportation.

  • http://www.chrysanthemama1.blogspot.com Katherine

    GREAT idea!