New Year resolution - Simple ways to be green

Ah! The new year and all the resolutions it brings...

• Absolutely stop getting plastic bags from stores. Keep tote bags in car, even a portable one in your backpack. Get paper bags in a cinch.
  
• I've been doing this for a few months now ever since San Francisco outlawed plastic bags (though I don't live in the city, it just seemed like an excellent idea).
  
• On a side note, what is it with Indian grocery stores not carrying paper bags and offering only plastic to customers?
• Another side note, how can I stop using plastic bags when buying fruits and vegetables at the grocery store? You know, the clear plastic bags used to group things together to weigh them?
• If you eat lunch at work, keep silverware handy. Stop using (and throwing out) plastic spoons, knives and forks.
  
• Instead of using paper cups for coffee and water at work, keep a favorite cup and glass at work.
  
• I'm surprised at the sheer amount of paper cups I see in the trash at work everyday. If you spend 8 hours someplace everyday, what's the big deal with keeping a cup and a glass there?
• Stop buying bottled water.
  
• Recycle, recycle, recycle. Don't be lazy about it.
  
• Grocery stores have recycling bins for plastic bags.
  
• If you live in or around Sunnyvale, check out the local SMART station. Its amazing all the stuff you can recycle just by dropping it off there.

A little green can go a long way! Now all I need is for someone to make a hybrid convertible ...