Oil and natural gas are non-renewable resources. This means they can't be reused, and when they are all gone, they are gone forever Also manufacturing these bags adds a lot of pollution to the environment. Once plastic and paper bags are used and go to the landfills, they stay there for hundreds of years. When you go shopping with a parent, take some paper bags with you. At the check-out counter, ask the clerk to put your groceries in reused bags.
Some stores offer discounts for people who use their own bags.
With your parents, pick a spot in your house to store bags that you get from the grocery store. These bags can be used to carry things to friends' houses or for trash lining. After bags wear out, recycle them. Use notebook paper on both sides. Make a scrap-paper pad.