Comments on: 50 Reasons to Go Green with Reusable Shopping Bags

By: modesto lawyer

modesto lawyer — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 06:23:25 +0000

Reusable bags are spreading the eco-friendly message with style! You should carry the message of re-use to a world ready for a brighter ecological future.
I found my first bags in a small seaside shop in the summer and have love how convenient they are.

By: shopper

shopper — Thu, 24 Mar 2011 14:10:05 +0000

This is a bunch of bull!
There is nothing wrong with plastic bags!!!
You people are crazy!!
It’s just a way for the stores and the people who make those shopping bags to get your money!
Those canvas bags get dirty, nasty, sitting in your trunk, backseat or garage..probably filled with germs. Food from previous shopping trips dripping all over them. ~yuck~
Give me a fresh plastic bag every time.
I reuse them over and over again for garbage, cat boxes, etc.

By: best registry cleaner

best registry cleaner — Sat, 31 Oct 2009 13:35:58 +0000

Yes, the cost does not really dissuade people does it?

I must admit, where I live, I still buy plastic even though it is closer to 20/30 cents a bag.

Because I can reuse these bags for many other things. Although they do eventually get thrown away.

I do have a rucksack I use for most shopping though.

By: Bobby

Bobby — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 17:55:21 +0000

Comprehensive article. Much of the same points could be made regarding plastic water bottles, with the added potential health risks. Plastic bags are accumulating at a fantastic rate in the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, endangering sea life. I switched over to canvas shopping bags awhile back for these very reasons.

By: Patty

Patty — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:45:24 +0000

I got my start using reusable bags while living in NY but people in Texas don’t get it yet. I have a little one in my purse at all times and a mixed set for the store. Sadly they are all different sizes and don’t fit the packing areas at checkout very well-but that sure won’t stop me, often I have to bag myself to get it done. We don’t get a credit at checkout and I still somehow end up with bags. Last time they filled my reusable bags half full then stuck my loaf of bread, that could have easily gone on top, in a plastic bag and handed it to me…did you not get the hint? I’ve also begun taking anything like a sack of potatoes, oranges or a jug of milk or other bottle with a handle and just put them back in the cart next to my re-usable bags so there is more space in the bags for other items and they don’t get as heavy. It has a handle…it doesn’t need to be double bagged.

If I’m at another type of store and only buy one or two items I’ll just carry it with my reciept out to the car, or toss it into my purse. The “no bag thank you” habit (and ignoring the ‘you sure?’ and funny looks) takes a bit to get used to but I feel much better doing it this way(still working on my husband and friends). Its a pair of socks, they really don’t need a bag. I’ve noticed though that the returns counter sometimes doesn’t believe you got the item at the store unless you have a store bag.

I would like to get an insulated grocery bag soon. I don’t live far from the store but in Texas summer it doesn’t take long for the milk to get warm and the ice cream to melt.

Keep it up people! Ever one less bag taken or one more bag re-used is ONE LESS and eventually stores will order less, realize that saves them money and stop providing so many disposable resources! REDUCE, then Reuse, then recycle. (Don’t forget about other disposable plastic items in your life too…I keep a plate, cup and silverware at work…one less plastic fork used-ONE LESS.)

By: Kevin

Kevin — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 20:45:59 +0000

Get a life.

By: JAY

JAY — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:47:26 +0000

I am a guy who needs a man’s bag. I used to have the nylon roll up and those things are so impractical for grocery shopping.
I found these Suburban Shopping bag from Clean Conscience goods.com – they are from recycled plastic bottles, heavy duty woven fabric-they’re like heavy canvas, can load a lot without squashing the bread,and I like the fact that they are made in usa. Those polyproyl whtever things that are cheap don’t last very long (i got those from Tjoes and they just rip after a few uses – so guess where ended up – trash)!Since I don’t like prints or any feminine looking bag, this is perfect. i give these as gifts to my buddies – since their wives also send them to the grocery store

By: Clare

Clare — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:31:01 +0000

The best re-usable bags that I’ve found are from IKEA. I think they are a couple dollars to purchase however they are made out of heavy duty tarp material and are very large. They probably hold enough groceries to fill five or six plastic grocery bags . They are great of other items beyond groceries. They also have two sets of handles; one to carry in your hand, and other to carry over your shoulder. I find these incrediably helpful since I live in a second story condo and have to walk a moderate distance from my car to the entrance so I don’t have to make as many trips outside. They also fold up easily and store flat. Love them!!!!

By: Debbie Bliss

Debbie Bliss — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 18:22:21 +0000

I just read your 50 reasons and would like to post it in all our local grocery stores and wanted to see if you would have any objections to that, please let me know. thanks

By: marci357

marci357 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 17:48:36 +0000

It costs 5 cents to get plastic bags from the store in Oregon. While it is not added on to your bill, 5 cents is deducted from your bill for each bag of your own that you use. So it is costing 5 cents by not getting the 5 cents per bag deducted. At least that’s how it is in Oregon at Fred Meyers.