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Tree Hugging Family - Living Green

June 27th, 2008

Inexpensive Reusable Grocery Bags

Inexpensive is relative; one person’s inexpensive is another person’s not so much. However, for the sake of this post, I’m naming right around $10 and under as a decent inexpensive bag. Yeah you can get store brand non-washable bags for 99 cents, but I’m more on the fence of folks buying a decent washable set. […]

By Jennifer -- 10 comments

June 25th, 2008

Make Your Own Oilcloth Bags

Check out these adorable reusable lunch sacks - just one more option for cutting your bag use. I’m thinking you could even make these bigger and work out some sort of handle. A crafty sewer (read not me) could do that. The only downside is that you can’t machine wash these, but wiping down is […]

By Jennifer -- 2 comments

June 19th, 2008

And the big fat anti tree hugging award of the week goes to…

This bag!
In wildly expensive bag news (Julie will love this one) I present you with this adorable, but WAY too expensive bag option…
The “Think Green” Organic Cotton Kermit Tote:

Pros:

Totally adorable
Organic
Comes with buttons - if you’re into that sort of thing.
It saves plastic bags

Con:
Um, almost $40 PLUS $8 shipping, for anything, even a hand spun by […]

By Jennifer -- 12 comments

June 18th, 2008

BYOB Challenge Update!!!

Go me… Go me!
So far, I’m only in for one bag - my previously mentioned lame movie store situation bag. I haven’t used that one bag for anything yet though. I decided to place it by the door to the garage. This way, when we’re on the way out, I see it and think “LAME” […]

By Jennifer -- 7 comments

June 17th, 2008

Need to catch up on our reusable bag series?

This month we’ve been looking at all things reusable bags. Now is your chance to catch up, because I gathered everything up and made a little list. If we’ve missed a key point that you’d love covered, please let us know. The month isn’t over, and we have plenty of reusable bag goodness plans left; […]

By Jennifer -- 1 comment

June 10th, 2008

The Absolute Last Word in Cute Reusable Totes

We’ve been showing a lot of bags this month, being that it’s reusable bag month. Good old basic plain bags is all you need to make a difference to the environment, but sometimes, a totally cute tote is still a good time.
Check out these bags from three beans & co - I know, from the […]

By Jennifer -- 3 comments