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06.21.2007

Submitted by tmeronek on Thu, 06/21/2007 - 12:01am.
The Bite:
How 'bout neither. We use shopping bags for a few hours, but they can take lifetimes to decompose. New foldable nylon versions make it easy to BYOB wherever you go-whether it's clothes shopping, grocery shopping, or a drugstore impulse buy.
The Benefits: 
  • Oil and tree savings. In the United States, 12 million barrels of oil and 14 million trees go to producing plastic and paper bags each year.
  • Discounts. Stores like Safeway and Whole Foods offer a five-penny discount if you bring your own.
  • Being a role model. Other shoppers'll watch and learn.
  • Safety for sea creatures. Plastic bags are the fifth most commonly found item in coastal cleanups.
Personally Speaking: 
Jen's brought her own since the days when loading up a canvas bag at the store wasn't so popular. She still gets weird looks from other shoppers, but that's for other reasons...
Wanna Try: 
  • Sea Bags - recycled-sailcloth beach bags; pricey, but'll last forever ($110-$150).
  • ACME Bags Workhorse - superlight nylon bags that fold into a tiny attached pouch, in four colors ($10).
  • Ecobags Organic Cotton String Shopping Bag - these simple bags fit in your purse or pocket. Also: reusable produce bags ($3-$7).
  • Posch - stylish bags created from vintage sheets and pillowcases ($40).
  • Biter Bag - our very own bags, made from recycled plastic bottles ($20).
  • "I'm Not a Plastic Bag" Bag - this bag spells it out for those who are slow on the uptake ($15).
  • If you must use a plastic bag, reuse it as long as you can, then tie it into knots before you toss it to keep it from ballooning up into the air and ending up as litter.

Cocktail Fact

In 2002, Ireland introduced a 15-cent levy on plastic bags; the measure reduced use by 95%.

Bang For The Bite

If 10,000 Biters use reusable totes instead of plastic grocery bags, we'll keep about 9 million bags out of landfills every year.

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Dear Sirs or Madams, We get your information by internet and find that you are professional company business shopping bags. We are glad to introduce our factory.We are professional manufacturer to make different material environmental and recycle nonwoven promotional bag,green bag,shopping bag, tote bag, garment covers,organza pouches,gift bag. We can need customer different color,size,printing your LOGO,weight requirement All our products enjoy high reputation with good quality,competitive price and excellent service. There are many big companies deal with our manufacturer such as WAL-MART,TESCO,CARREFOUR. If you have any inquiry,please contact me. Best regards Mike Sales Yiwu Shinghong Enterprise Co.,Ltd Add:2F,Unit 2,Building 3,Fenghuang Estate,Yiwu City, Zhejiang Province.322000 China Tel:0086-579-85310864 Fax:0086-579-85319875 www.shinghong.com PS:Please kindly help to forward to the people may concern in your company if you are not in charge of international trade! Thank you very much.
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