People say mind your own business but we will say bring your own bag. What on earth is this “bring your own bag“ thing? It is simple: the world we are living in now is suffering. Let’s green our routine by doing small and simple things with great impacts that will help save the world.  By bringing your own shopping bag, you will contribute to the world effort of reducing paper and plastic bags use. Plastics have been known to contaminate the environment  very badly, while pulp and paper industry is among the top energy consumers. In the end, the scarcity of energy resources will hurt human for generations.
Yes, creating a habit often is not an easy thing but it is not impossible ( If you are interested in creating effective habit, there is a good book by Stephen Covey: The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People).

Here are some simple tips about "bring your own bag"

• Give a bag to someone as gift and tell them about the good cause and ask them to "pass it forward".
• Decorate your own bag. Make it a fashion statement.
• Make the bag part your daily activity, for example:
• If you drive a car, keep a bag in your car, put it in a place easy to locate.
• Keep a bag at your office, in your backpack.
• Teach kids about the use of the bag and the good cause they will do to the environment, a good education from early age will last a life time.
• Place the bag where you can find it easily at home, like the door knob.
• Always put the bag at the top of your to do list.

Start small and simple. Believe it; great things come from small and simple efforts based on good faith and intention.