oh geez. do not let my dad see this or I will never hear the end of how I would've died growing up when they did! And of course, while reading this, I'm thinking of the tv (only 1 in my house!) on downstairs, the lights on in my room as well as the radio and of course my plugged in laptop and now I'm feeling guilty! But we do use tote bags and cardboard boxes for groceries so those get reused