Tote That Bag
Next shopping trip, bring a reusable bag or three along. It can be a backpack, string bag, canvas tote, or you could go for a colorful nylon number that balls up to the size of an egg and fits in your purse or pocket. Do your part to promote consciousness about bag waste while reducing your own contribution to the landfill.
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Durable, resusable shopping bags |
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ChicoBag, the unforgettable shopping bag that fits in your hip pocket! Variety of colors, washable, and are great gifts. Healthy fundraising, custom printing for ultra-effective promotions. |
| The Dodo Bag | |
| Eco-Bags | |
| Flip and Tumble | |
| Go-Again Bags | |
| Greenfeet | |
| Handmaid Home | |
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Purchase a simple canvas tote here and 25% of the price tag comes back to New Dream |
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Reusable shopping bags, messenger bags, and lunch bags, many from recycled materials. |
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A wide variety of reusable bags, many made from recycled materials. Their own line of ACME bags are fair labor / fair trade. |
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The facts on Stay Vocal bags say it all. Strong, USA-made, and sweatshop-free. We don't just care about the environment; we care about everything and everyone. |
Why it’s important
Between 500 billion and one trillion plastic bags are consumed throughout the world each year. An estimated 8 billion pounds of plastic bags, wraps and sacks enter the waste stream every year in the U.S. alone.
The production of plastic bags requires petroleum. An estimated 12 million barrels of oil is required to support the annual consumption of plastic bags in the U.S. When tossed, plastic bags contaminate soil and waterways, and are among the most common debris found in coastal cleanups. Recently, scientists have found dramatic accumulations of microscopic plastic fibers in beach and seabed sediments, and plankton filtered from seawater. One study found that plastic debris acts like a sponge for toxic chemicals, soaking up a million fold greater concentration of such deadly compounds as PCBs and DDE (a breakdown product of DDT), than the surrounding seawater.
Learn More
- ReusuableBag.com fast facts
- “No Bags, Thanks!” by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation
- Bag Monster Blog: tracking the battle over bags, with a dash of humor
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