Fairfield County, Ct. Re-Useable Bags ~ How’s & Why’s. 
Around the world and in Fairfield County, Connecticut there is a push to use re-useable bags. Europeans and many other countries this is standard practice because it saves on resources, reduces litter and saves money.
Many municipalities are adopting ordinances to improve the environment by banning the use of non-biodegradable plastic bags for retail checkout of purchased goods. Here in Fairfield County, Connecticut the town of Westport adopted such an Ordinance and started to enforce it March 19th, 2009. Westport became the first municipality in Connecticut to adopt such an ordinance and has joined other municipalities such as San Francisco, Rye NY and the Northern Territory Australia.
Darien, Connecticut along with many other municipalities has proposed ordinances in the works. Many of these by laws are started off by local grassroots organizations such as the Darien Choose To Reuse group.
Using re-useable bags is habit forming and very easy to do. Keep a stash of re-useable bags in the trunk of your car, hanging on a hook by your mudroom door or in the garage. Many local retailers are giving these bags away for free or for a low price of $1 to $2. They last for a long time, the ones we use are 2 to 3 years old.
Re-useable bags also have many uses, instead of buying expensive $30-$50 canvas bags we use our re-useable bags for boating, going to the pool, road trips and ski trips holding anything from shoes, gloves to beach towels and kid toys.
If you would like to preview a documentary about the pitfalls of plastic bags then go to “Bag It”.
For more news on plastic ban bags nationwide and worldwide click here.
David Popoff is a Connecticut license real estate agent in lower Fairfield County. He has lived and worked in the area for over 30 years and now reside in Darien since 2004.
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- Realtor GREEN designation by the National Association of Realtors.
- David Popoff is an accredited LEED Accredited Professional (LEED AP) Homes and USGBC member of the Connecticut chapter (CTGBC).
- Associate member and an accredited Certified Green Professional (CGP) of National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and the local chapter HBRA-Fairfield County, Ct.
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- Darien
- Greenwich
- Greater Fairfield County
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- Contact David Popoff for all your real estate needs in Darien, Greenwich, New Canaan, Rowayton and the rest of lower Fairfield County.
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