NYC Reusable Bags to Benefit MillionTreesNYC

First I show you a cute bag, then I tell you it’s only available at Whole Foods stores in northern New Jersey, New York and southern Connecticut until the end of April.

But hey, if you live there, you can help out MillionTreesNYC, a citywide effort to plant and care for one million new trees across the five boroughs over the next 10 years. NYC & Company (New York’s tourism organization) teamed up with Whole Foods to bring these cheery, functional and earth-friendly bags into being. And Mayor Bloomberg declared April 2008 MillionTreesNYC month.

For each limited-edition, 100% organic cotton bag sold for $11.99 in April, Whole Foods will donate $1 to MillionTreesNYC.

And in case you haven’t heard yet, Whole Foods is eliminating all plastic bags from their stores by Earth Day, April 22. Customers who don’t bring their own bags will be offered a recycled paper bag with encouragement to bring reusable bags in the future.

Bag photo courtesy of NYC & Company.