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June 15 Collection Reusable Bags: Eco-Fabulous Reusable Bags

January 24, 2010 By nancy Leave a Comment

Image and video hosting by TinyPic Your reusable bag can help the planet and also be seriously cute– we like June 15, Inc’s line of attractive reusable bags, made from cotton or jute, which is a natural sustainable fiber spun into coarse, strong threads.

We were sent a sample of their Cotton Black Bag ($14.49). It was sturdier than most of the other reusable bags I’ve seen. I liked the design and the long canvas straps. It held a lot of heavy groceries, plus I also was able to use it as a toy/snack tote/diaper bag for my children. It folds flat when not in use and the dimensions are 11H x 14W x 9D”.

Your children help you shop by sporting the adorable Eggplant Bag ($7.99), which converts into a backpack. All bags are washable and recyclable.

June 15, Inc. donates 1% of their profits to one percent for the planet.org.

Filed Under: For the Home, Housewares, Paper Products & More Tagged With: Reusable bags

Mixed Bag Designs: Great for Swag, but also Perfect for Groceries

August 18, 2009 By Momfluential 3 Comments

Sure my Mixed Bag Designs bag may only have a gallon of milk, some eggs and loaf of bread in it, these days, but every time I use it, I feel like I have just left a posh event with a big bag full of swag. It’s full of many memories along with the groceries! These bags were recently used at an event that coincided with BlogHer and were the talk of Chicago. For two days they were making appearances all over downtown Chicago and the oohs and ah’s in their pretty wake were audible. These distinctively gorgeous bags went home with people, in many cases as a carry on. I could hardly blame people for not wanting to let them out of their site.

Most of us are making an effort these days to reuse bags and bring our own to the grocery store. And while it’s not hard to build up a stock of free ugly totes, where’s the style in that? Where is the fun? Where is the glamour? I’m more likely to remember to bring bags I like, that are aesthetically pleasing because I want to use them. Just seeing them makes me happy.

One more reason to like Mixed Bag Designs? School fundraisers. How can you not love a company that helps the environment, your school and your personal style factor, all in one fell swoop.

Check out the gorgeous selection of bags at www.mixedbagdesigns.com

Filed Under: Diaper Bags & Totes, Eco-friendly, For the Home, Housewares, Mommy Time, On The Go, Paper Products & More Tagged With: grocery bags, Reusable bags

Go Green at the supermarket with Neela Bags!

June 8, 2009 By debbie Leave a Comment

I’m always looking for ways to help the environment and what better way to help than to stop using those horrible plastic bags to hold your food every time you go to the supermarket?

Did you know that Americans use hundreds of billions of plastic and paper bags each year? I was astonished to find out the price our environment pays for this common practice:
• We use 12 million barrels of oil for plastic bag production every year. 96% of plastic bags end up in landfills, where they do not biodegrade.
• Annually, over 100,000 birds and marine life are literally choked to death by plastic bags when they mistake the bags for food. Plastic bags photo degrade, breaking down into small, toxic bits that contaminate soil and waterways and are easily ingested by animals.
• It’s not just plastic bags that are harmful to our environment. Paper bags are as well! Over 14 million trees each year are cut down, wasting untold energy in production. Paper bags are more difficult and more costly to recycle and also do not biodegrade in landfills.
• According to the EPA, the United States consumes 380 billion plastic bags, sacks and wraps each year.

You can help, by making small changes that collectively, can add up to a big difference for the environment. Neela Bags lends a hand with their nonwoven, polypropelene bags and are one of the most “green” solutions available today, based on their design, lifecycle, environmental impact and manufacturing output. Neela is continually researching new materials and sources to enable them to offer the most environmentally-friendly, durable and functional products to their customers!

I’ve had many different green bags to shop with at the market, but none as amazing as Neela. I tested out the Market Pack and fell in love! The Market Pack contains five Fold-Up Market Totes in a stylish carrying case with Velcro closure that is easy to tote on your shoulder when you are in the supermarket. Each tote has a pocket on the front which is great to store small items. I’ve been storing my Market Pack in the car so I always have it with me when I go to the market. If I have a large market run, I simply slip the Market Pack on my shoulder or put it in the cart, and, for a smaller market trip, I grab two of the totes out of the Market Pack and pop them into my purse! I love how small they fold up yet open up to a perfect size for groceries (slightly larger than a paper bag)! They are so beautiful and functional and I love using them! They really have been turning heads. People have stopped me in the market to find out where they can get the Market Pack.

Neela carries a variety of other fabulous bags as well. Help the environment by helping yourself to Neela Bags. They are a must have for your next shopping trip! Use code NEELAFF to save 15% off of your purchase.