Comments on: Big Brown Bags

By: The Worsted Witch » To Market, To Market

The Worsted Witch » To Market, To Market — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:16:31 +0000

[...] Related posts: 1. Big Brown Bags 2. Neither Paper Nor Plastic: An Ecological Intervention 3. Plastic Bag Ban: Friend or Faux Pas? [...]

By: The Worsted Witch » Paper Nor Plastic

The Worsted Witch » Paper Nor Plastic — Wed, 26 Jul 2006 00:26:39 +0000

[...] The bags at Paper Nor Plastic remind me a great deal of the ones I already use to bag my groceries—down to the nifty way both heavy-duty types fold to the size of a flattened brown paper bag—and I wouldn’t be surprised if they shared the same manufacturer. One notable difference, however: The ACME Earth Tote is made from Cordura nylon, while Paper Nor Plastic’s are made from vinyl-backed polyester. Both nylon and polyester are petroleum-derived, which admittedly isn’t terribly sustainable in the first place, but we all know how I feel in particular about vinyl, that most vile of textiles. [...]

By: The Worsted Witch » Bring Your Ever-Lovin’ Own

The Worsted Witch » Bring Your Ever-Lovin’ Own — Thu, 15 Jun 2006 15:38:14 +0000

[...] Now both Anna and I could continue to quote numbers until we’re blue in the face, but the fact is it doesn’t take very much additional effort to simply bring your own bag or mug—even your own tupperware for takeout lunches. For some people, change may be terrifying, but give it a shot for a few days, and I promise you, it’ll soon become second nature. [...]

By: The Worsted Witch » It’s Getting Hot in Here

The Worsted Witch » It’s Getting Hot in Here — Tue, 02 May 2006 19:25:24 +0000

[...] 7. Always recycle. You’re saving raw resources that need to be mined or harvested. In fact, stop wasting resources by bringing your own commuter cup to your coffee shop, and use strong canvas bags instead of plastic bags for groceries. [...]

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sat, 01 Apr 2006 05:20:23 +0000

I’ve got to get some of those produce bags, I take my own shopping bags to the store and more often than not have to stop the cashiers from putting my produce in plastic bags before they put them in my bags (they apparently don’t approve of “naked” produce). When I ask them why they want to do that, they shrug their shoulders and say “it just seems like they should be in plastic.” I had one (very young) cashier tell me “you know you should wash those apples since they’ve been on the belt, right?” I just laughed at her.