Doing Her Part

She's such a conscientious shopper!

Julia Roberts paid a visit to her local Von's supermarket in Venice yesterday, and she brought along her own recyclable grocery bags.

More people should follow her lead!

The actress is committed to being good to the environment. She just spent millions on building a new very eco-friendly home.

Julia puts her money where her big mouth is!

[Image via Pacific Coast News Online.]

Posted: Jun 27, 2008 at 9:50 am / Email this »

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Mr. T says – reply to this

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Screw Julia Roberts. I always make sure I use PLENTY of plastic bags. I even take more then needed and I throw them out the window at tree hugger's like you Perez.
jim says – reply to this

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what a skank
ladyb says – reply to this

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ladyballs is not impressed
Sam says – reply to this

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I LOVE Julia!
yeah says – reply to this

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yeah and then she claims to throw and waste much of what is in her cart into the garbage!
nicco says – reply to this

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herb
herb
Splif says – reply to this

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Yeah, go green. Smoke the green!!!!!!!!!!!!
Erika says – reply to this

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This put a smile on my face today. I think I am a Julia fan now. My biggest pet peeve is people who don't bring their own bags to the grocery store. It makes me soooooo mad. I can't believe all the stupidity I see at the grocery store. At least Julia's got some intelligence. Can't wait until the day plastic bags are banned.
cwals says – reply to this

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SHE FLIES PRIVATE JETS
hahah says – reply to this

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Re: Erika –
are you kidding me? your biggest pet peeve is people not bringing their own bags?
youre an idiot.
plastic is always going to be around. you cant do anything about it. dont waste time fretting over something you cant change.
i hate green people like you.
CWALSH701 says – reply to this

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she flies private planes!
asasa says – reply to this

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Us Europeans have been doing this for YEARS! Plastics are not distributed in supermarkets since a long time ago.
Amar says – reply to this

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Our grocery stores in south Texas are selling the same green bags, but with the H.E.B. logo on it. Every week I see more people using them. Recently I've seen Target and Macy's also selling similar bags to replace their plastic bags.
lynds says – reply to this

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Go bags for life!! Woo!
k=H=k says – reply to this

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zzzzz she is the ugliezt thing out there zzzzzzzzzzz
zzzzzz so glad..they don't put her in moviez anymore zzzz
zzzzzzzzzz homely lookin bitchhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh
hey says – reply to this

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Re: Splif –
hellzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz yeaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa
green says – reply to this

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IT IS NOT GREEN TO SHOP AT VONS! VONS CARRIES IRRADIATED FOD, AND CHEMICAL PRODUCTS GALORE! SHE SHOULD TAKE THOSE BAGS TO WHOLE FOOODS…
Moria says – reply to this

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There is NO Vons in Venice, sweetie.. that's Palms.
Why M says – reply to this

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She also wrote the forward to "Gorgeously Green"…..at least she backs up her beliefs…
Maria says – reply to this

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I'm glad she's shut her big trap about politics so far this election year. It's people like her that elect people that have us paying $4.50 for gas - liberals.
Valer says – reply to this

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Julia also turned me on to another green grocery trip–bring your own tupperware to the deli counter!

I love this idea- no plastic baggies and I like having the food in my own tupperware, I swear salads and stuff last longer in tupperware than those cheapo plastic containers.
Valer says – reply to this

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Re: Maria – As a bleeding heart liberal I take offense to the fact that you say its liberals who have us in this $5 (I live in Seattle…its $4.70 for gas!) a gallon situation. BUSH is the one who pissed off the middle east not liberals. Notice that I didnt point the finger at Republicans. As a liberal I try my hardest not to be judgmental because that gets us nowhere. Clearly thats for people like you to idiotically do.
Valer says – reply to this

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Re: Moria – You sure its not Safeway? Safeway has tan buggies and that O brand.
Perez says – reply to this

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It is sad that people still don't understand about our environment…..
Biggest pollutant….CARS…..even more than a house or grocery bags1
When I see the celebrities claiming to be green driving Honda Civic Hybrids (greenest car right now), then I will take them seriously! But they still prefer driving their stylish cars and travel in private jet!!!! Give me a break!
Heidi says – reply to this

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Re: Valer – Please…..do you all have a mind of your own to think? Not everything bad that happens is Bush's fault! The oil prices are like that everywhere in the world. Europe was paying $4 a gallon way before Bush was president.
ERIN says – reply to this

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Except that she charters her own private jet which kills the environment worse than plastic bags.
brook says – reply to this

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Everyone should be using reusable grocery bags!
Miss says – reply to this

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Are you kidding? She only does all this so she can act more smug and better than everyone else as is her way. There are plenty of people who bring their own shopping bags who do it with a smile on our face instead of a big sourpuss face and don't expect to be patted on the back for it.
accur says – reply to this

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That's actually the new Pavillions market in Malibu.
gardn says – reply to this

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so what, that's normal here in europe. you americans really don't think about the environment much, do you? such a little thing to do and it makes such a HUGE impact.
alys says – reply to this

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Re: Erika –
if you actually worked in a grocery store your biggest pet peeve would be people who bring their own bags. it completely destroys the flow of how things work. its the biggest pain in the ass ever. if everyone would just re use their plastic bags for other things once they got home it would be fine. but bringing your own bags is very annoying to the cashier.
accur says – reply to this

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Also just an FYI for the confused people Safeway=Vons=Paviliions are all the same company. I can use my Vons card at the new Pavillions.
dana says – reply to this

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reusable…not recyclable
alys says – reply to this

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Re: Valer – you're an idiot. its the libs that arent letting us drill offshore or anything because of their stupid environmental thing thats a bunch of bullshit anyway. educate yourself please.
lee says – reply to this

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Yeah, she is a saint, then she flies off on her private jet…..
maria says – reply to this

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Re: Valer – Looks like you are in the minority my friend - polls just out today blame the congress by 77%. You see, when supply is low and demand is high, the price goes up. Since liberals in the house and senate have blocked every effort over the past 20 years to drill in our country, the prices are now beginning to skyrocket. In short, it's a supply problem caused by douche liberals in the Congress.
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If Obama, the Kerryesque flip-flopper, doesn't change his energy policy, he doesn't stand a chance in November.
dina says – reply to this

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my mom has used reusable bags to go shopping for years…she didn't need this whole "go green" fad to know that plastic bags are wasteful…
KJ says – reply to this

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I'm so glad Julia can do her part by building a brand new house that helps the environment… Just sad that the construction probably put out more pollution and trash than her house ever will.
NubianGoddess says – reply to this

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Night of the living dead. Is this one a vampire? Get some some honey…….PLEASE.
FUKOF says – reply to this

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GO GRENN,GO GREEN…WAH WAH WAH….MABYE I WOULD USE THOSE RE-USABLE SHOPPING BAGS IF THEY DIDNT COST $5.00 EACH..UNTIL THEN I WILL CONTINUE TO WASTE PASLTIC AND PAPER BAGS AT WILL.
Larai says – reply to this

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Yeah…..that and her private jet rides across the country. That does wonders for the environment. Thanks Julia. The ever-present double standard is always there.
lina says – reply to this

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31ST!!

IM SEXY
Jessica says – reply to this

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Re: alys – Oh boo hoo, it's the destroying the flow of things, waaaa! STFU, you fricken idiot! I can't believe people are so stupid. Do you realize that your "flow" is ruining the environment. Look up "plastic vortex" and see what you can find. Yup, you're encouraging it. Sometimes I wish I could take that plastic and shove it up ignorant asses like yours.
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Anyway, good for Julia. If you can't do canvas, at least do paper. Or the biodegradable plastic.
Erin says – reply to this

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I wouldn't call Julia a leader because of this. They've been around for a while, and I see lots of people do it all the time — including myself. Damn things take a bit longer to load up than the plastic bags, but it saves a lot of waste!

Also — for this insane argument about liberals being the reason why gas is so expensive — most liberals are for an oil-free industry where you wouldn't have to pay a dime for gas. Instead, your cars would run off a battery that wouldn't pollute the environment and wouldn't make us either the slaves OR the arch enemies of the middle east. The technology is and has been there, but big oil discretely seized all the electric cars which were out there and conspired with automakers to halt their production (see the documentary, "What Happened to the Electric Car?").
HAM says – reply to this

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pssh, that ho ain't shit, my mom even does that!

"OMG! THIS JUST IN… JULIA ROBERTS USES REUSABLE SHOPPING BAGS!"

And still I come here and eat up w/ a spoon! Gimme some Pete♥Doherty! He's my idol! I hope he's doing ok, I love him so!
lrsw says – reply to this

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…most places in europe charge you to use plastic bags, it's the norm to bring your own to the store. a star following suit isn't exactly heroic, maybe our stores should follow the euro style then that'd be something to talk about
So... says – reply to this

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she got rid of the SUV and doesn't park in handicapped spaces anymore?
fyou says – reply to this

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Re: Maria – oh fuck you bitch. its frigid bitches like you that believe in the rebuilding of iraq while us true americans are now having to bleed for jobs.
yay says – reply to this

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Re: Valer – Bravo! Couldn't have said it better regarding ignorant people!
stfu says – reply to this

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Re: maria – typical republicant. always looking for a band aid solution for problems they cause in the first place. do as liberals do, get laid, recycle, and give a shit about america in the long term bitch!
Purpl says – reply to this

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Julia-
Her private jet is green too. The color green!!!!! Her carbon footprint is as big as she is.
HeyHe says – reply to this

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Fuck Julia Roberts. Is she still parking in handicap spots because of her massive sense of entitlement?
MatsM says – reply to this

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If I use my own bags will Vons DEDUCT any money off my grocery bill? NO!, I'll keep using new bags each time…….
john says – reply to this

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if her house were that good for the environment, it probably wouldn't have cost millions of dollars.

oh, and post #1 is an asshole
Blunt says – reply to this

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All these little eco things she's doing will not do one thing to clean or preserve our planet. The only thing her actions will do is assuage her overwhelming guilt.
Jon says – reply to this

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I Love Julia Roberts!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
greed says – reply to this

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spending millions on a house for herself??? yeah, that's the most generous and self-less act i've ever heard of.
r says – reply to this

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UGH. She spent millions of dollars to build another home. Another home that didn't need to be built. More supplies wasted, more trees cut down for the scaffolding and shell of the home, more electricity used to build the home, more everything.

Fuck off all you eco-friendly for the camera assholes. You're not making the world better by spending an assload of money to build ANOTHER HOME that will take up that much more space in something's natural habitat.
rm says – reply to this

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Re: gardn –

You're not telling us anything new, blah blah, America's fat and stupid and ugly and horrid.

Good job.
john says – reply to this

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Re: alys –
Dude, the Alaskan oil is only enough to supply our oil needs for one year. That's all. The problem isn't democrats protecting wilderness, it's the fact that all of us here in America have been wasting oil for years, and we need to learn how to stop.
jayme says – reply to this

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well hell, it's a good thing she spent all that money on new "green" reusable bags! (because using bags that you already have at home would be silly! they wouldn't match or say "organic" on them.) consume consume consume!
reuse says – reply to this

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i reuse my plastic bags to put my dog's shit in
john says – reply to this

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The "eco-friendly" people are some of the worst environmentalists, they think they can buy their way out of anything
Emma says – reply to this

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What's the big deal?? Where I live in England, you can't even get free plastic bags anymore from supermarkets - we ALL have to re-use grocery bags or pay for more. As a super-rich person I would expect her to be doing this!!
flitc says – reply to this

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that's malibu btw
becky says – reply to this

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Now here is an ugly woman. And I hate it how she uses these great-big words that I don't think she even begins to know what they mean. She's always done that, and it sounds so ridiculous. Really, really ridiculous. We get it, Julia. You went to middle school.
Kim says – reply to this

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I live in France and 50% of the French population has stopped using plastic bags… in fact most of the stores won't even offer them anymore. This way you are forced to use re-usable bags. Now imagine how much better the world would be if 50% of the American population would step up to the plate… SUV driving, world ruining, polar bear killers.
Use y says – reply to this

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The word that you're actually looking for in this post is "reusable" not "recyclable". Grade school, find one and go there.
anon says – reply to this

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WRONG
anon says – reply to this

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WRONG…this bitch is so FRIGGIN HYPOCRITICAL
SHE FLIES PRIVATE JETS EVERYWHERE

SHE PARKS IN HANDICAPPED PARKING SPACES

SHE IS A HORSEMOUTHED
anon says – reply to this

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YEAH ADULTERER IS MORE LIKE IT
anon says – reply to this

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what is wrong with these posts??

HORSEMOUTHED husband stealing whore

Julia, go screw ANOTHER married man, and kill his mother with heartbreak, you whorebitch
anon says – reply to this

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yeah she is doing her part, she is DOING HER PART to be and stay, and act like a BITCH>

SOURPUSSED BITCH IS ALL SHE"LL EVER BE
anon says – reply to this

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HYPOCRITE
anon says – reply to this

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SCREWs MARRIED MEN
anon says – reply to this

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PARKS IN HANDICAPPED FRIGGIN SPOTS
anon says – reply to this

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ACTS LIKE A BITCH
anon says – reply to this

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LOOKS LIKE A BITCH
anon says – reply to this

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ENTITLED
anon says – reply to this

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JULIA "MOVE OVER BITCH
anon says – reply to this

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KILLED HIS MOM WITH HEARTBREAK OVER HER ADULTEROUS BEHAVIOR
Real says – reply to this

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NOW IF SHE WOULD JUST STOP FLYING AROUND IN HER PRIVATE JET!!
anon says – reply to this

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I HOPE YOU LOOSE YOUR HUSBAND
No Ex says – reply to this

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If everyone would do this…it would help so much. These bags only cost a dollar a piece…so spend six or seven dollars once and you could use these over and over again…it IS worth it!
IHATE says – reply to this

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MOVE OVER BITCH
anon says – reply to this

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PRETENTIOUS
john says – reply to this

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whoa ^^ psycho
gatta says – reply to this

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Who are you kidding, Perez? This is the same person who travels in private jets, how's that for going green? That's funny!
Huh? says – reply to this

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As she loads her groceries into that big ol' gas guzzlin, pollutin, big ass SUV she drives around in…..
kit says – reply to this

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Good start. Wonder what kind of a dent that puts into the all the fuel consumed by the private jets she charters? Just wondering.
chica says – reply to this

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yes, those bags are better than regular plasti, but they still cause waste, the manufacturing costs and environmental effect outway just reusing out excess plastic bags, you know we have tons!
ted says – reply to this

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In Ireland you have to pay 22 cents for every plastic bag you use in a shop, so everyone just brings their own reusable bags. I think it's great she's being environmentally friendly!
Suzie says – reply to this

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those bags hold so much more and you can load 'em to the top and they wont break… that in itself should turn people on to them, not to mention that they're saving the environment at the same time
david says – reply to this

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Don't be such a kiss ass Perez. What about her private jet she flys back and forth to telluride??????????????
LAesq says – reply to this

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Give me a break! Green my a**! She just took her family on a trip in a private jet. She is just another example of Hollywood hypocrisy. Hollywood is only green when it is convenient to be, but the minute it interferes with their ridiculously overpriced lifestyle, they are anything but.
Abbie says – reply to this

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Julia is about as "green" as a gas guzzling car!

SHE TAKES PRIVATE JETS, PEOPLE! She built a huuuuuge "green" house, that can house a city, within. How green is it to build such a big place for so few folks? So what if she happens to be seen using recyclable grocery bags? She wears leather! She has pets! Come on, now …

She is a total hypocrite, Perez! She doesn't FULLY practice what she preaches.
becca says – reply to this

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people like that think they are so above everyone else. not everyone can spend millions on an "eco-friendly" home. it's annoying how they preach too. also, that food is expensive! and you have to pay for the reusable bags.
janeb says – reply to this

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big deal! What do these celebrities want a pat on the back? A medal because they spend millions of dollar going green when normal people have to use electricity and plastic? Julia Roberts is just being a bandwagon jumper as far as I'm concerned. SHe never gave a damn about the environment until it because the "trend" the hollywood stars started to drool over. Screw these self righteous celebrities, how are normal people supposed to relate to their so called "sacrifices" which involves not flying private planes as much.
sourd says – reply to this

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Re: alys –

At my local supermarket they don't mind that i give them a reusable bag in fact I got complimented by the manager once. I always do the considerate thing and give it the bag to them before they even start scanning the food. Plus those cheap plastic bags aren't durable i had one rip while walking back to the store and it is just a waste to double up when I can just use one sturdy bag.
Germa says – reply to this

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I don t like Julia Roberts but: What s wrong with your lack of environmental consciousness?
In China, just recently all plastic shopping bags were forbidden! In Germany, where I live, most people I know take their own washable and re-usable (cotton cloth) shopping bag with them to the super market, only when we FORGET to take them with us or bought more than we thought, do we buy(!) a plastic bag! Only LOWER-CLASS people sometomes buy plastic bags and do not use reusable bags…I suppose it s the same in Switzerland and Austria!

America seems to be DECADES behind all other countries world-wide as far as environmental-friendly behavious is concerned!

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