In The Bag

In recent months most major retailers have joined the movement to provide environmentally friendly bags for their customers. Most charge a small fee for the bags but claim that as more consumers utilize multi-use bags, the cost of goods will be reduced.

In addition to the bags offered by retailers, there are many suppliers for multi-use bags. Some, such as Green Bee(www.greenbeeonline.com) offer custom shopping bags for produce and bottles.

Multi-use environmentally friendly bags are made from a variety of materials including polypropylene, hemp, cotton and recycled materials. Some bags even fold up into a pocket sized pouch such as the ChicoBag found at http://allyourgreen.com/store/show_category/8 or the Baggu Bag at www.baggubag.com.