I like to be nice but sometimes I forget, why is that? In a world that often bombards us with negativity sometimes we need to just stop and make more of a conscious effort to be a little nicer. While there are probably many reasons to be nice here are three good ones to get you started:

• Being nice boosts your self esteem and sense of well being
• Being nice relieves stress
• Being nice is contagious and inspires others to be nice too

Alright so you’re sold on being nice- now you need some ideas:.....read on

The average person goes through 300 to 500 plastic produce bags in one year, sadly only about 1% of those are recycled. Even more of a bummer is the fact that many recycling facilities do not even process plastic produce bags because it's not cost efficient. So this is the ugly truth about what happens to many of our bags? While the plastic produce bags are not biodegradable, they do photo degrade, releasing toxic polymer particles into our environment. Many produce bags end up in the ocean or as coastal debris, accounting for countless environmental damages. But don’t just do it for the fishies, ... read on